Vinicio Cerezo
Vinicio Cerezo | |
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Official portrait, 1986 | |
| 40th President of Guatemala | |
| In office January 14, 1986 – January 14, 1991 | |
| Vice President | Roberto Carpio Nicolle |
| Preceded by | Óscar Humberto Mejía |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Serrano Elías |
| General Secretary of Central American Integration System | |
| In office June 29, 2017 – June 29, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Victoria Marina Velásquez |
| Succeeded by | Werner Vargas Torres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 26, 1942 Guatemala City |
| Political party | Guatemalan Christian Democrats |
| Spouse | |
Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo (born December 26, 1942) is a Guatemalan politician who served as the 40th President of Guatemala from 1986 to 1991. He also served as the Secretary General of the Central American Integration System (SICA) from 2017 to 2021.
His tenure as President of Guatemala was characterized by political instability and political corruption. There were two failed coup attempts against Arévalo.