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Enrique Peralta Azurdia

1908 - 1997

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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). 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Enrique Peralta Azurdia has received more than 74,296 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Enrique Peralta Azurdia is the 14,286th most popular politician (down from 13,571st in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Guatemala (down from 26th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Guatemalan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Enrique Peralta Azurdia ranks 14,286 out of 19,576. Before him are Théo Lefèvre, Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas, Arthur Meighen, Josep Irla, Juan Campisteguy, and Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia. After him are Dmitry Polyansky, Giovanni Battaglin, Ylli Bufi, David Dinkins, Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani, and James G. Blaine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Enrique Peralta Azurdia ranks 277. Before him are Franco Rol, Buddy Ebsen, Rostislav Plyatt, Jill Esmond, Simonne Mathieu, and Hans Werner Richter. After him are Jack Gilford, Théodore Nouwens, Kazuo Hasegawa, Eve Arden, Odette Bancilhon, and Lauri Lehtinen. Among people deceased in 1997, Enrique Peralta Azurdia ranks 219. Before him are Charles Hallahan, Sotiria Bellou, Helene Hanff, Albín Brunovský, Dharamvir Bharati, and Eddie Chapman. After him are Erich Eliskases, Willy den Ouden, Voldemar Väli, Walter Behrendt, Dulce María Loynaz, and Eugène Guillevic.

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In Guatemala

Among people born in Guatemala, Enrique Peralta Azurdia ranks 28 out of 44. Before him are Julio César Méndez Montenegro (1915), Justo Rufino Barrios (1835), Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García (1930), Ramiro de León Carpio (1942), Jorge Serrano Elías (1945), and Jimmy Morales (1969). After him are Alfonso Portillo (1951), Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (1947), Fruto Chamorro (1804), Sandra Torres (1955), Carlos Batres (1968), and José María Orellana (1872).

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Among POLITICIANS In Guatemala

Among politicians born in Guatemala, Enrique Peralta Azurdia ranks 25. Before him are Julio César Méndez Montenegro (1915), Justo Rufino Barrios (1835), Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García (1930), Ramiro de León Carpio (1942), Jorge Serrano Elías (1945), and Jimmy Morales (1969). After him are Alfonso Portillo (1951), Fruto Chamorro (1804), Sandra Torres (1955), Carlos Batres (1968), and José María Orellana (1872).

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