César Montenegro Paniagua

César Montenegro Paniagua (October 1920 – April 1970) was a communist Guatemalan politician, who was assassinated on April 7, 1970. He was born into one of Guatemala's largest and most influential families and was one of twelve children. His father was an army general while his mother was a home maker. He graduated as a teacher but quickly became involved in politics and enthralled with the inequality and poverty in Guatemala. He became involved in Guatemala's first communist party and quickly became a syndicalist.

In 1945 he married hotelier and socialite Maria Dolores Vega Correu (1924–2007), with whom he had three children, Maria Teresa, Francisco and Domingo Rafael.