Enrique Peralta Azurdia
Colonel Alfredo Enrique Peralta Azurdia (June 17, 1908 – February 18, 1997) was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as the Head of Government from March 1963 to July 1966. He took over the office of the presidency after staging a coup d'état against President Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, under whom he served as Agriculture (1959–1960) and Defense minister (1961–1963).
Colonel Enrique Peralta Azurdia | |
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Military portrait | |
| Head of Government and Prime Minister of Guatemala | |
| In office March 31, 1963 – July 1, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes |
| Succeeded by | Julio César Méndez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 17, 1908 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Died | February 18, 1997 (aged 88) Florida, United States |
| Political party | Institutional Democratic Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Liberation Movement |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Guatemala |
| Branch/service | Guatemalan Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
Peralta would later form the Institutional Democratic Party, a pro-military governing party modeled on the Institutional Revolutionary Party, which dominated Guatemalan politics until 1982. In the 1978 general election, he was the candidate of the National Liberation Movement but was defeated by Fernando Romeo Lucas García.
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