Álvaro Colom
Álvaro Colom | |
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Official portrait, 2008 | |
| 47th President of Guatemala | |
| In office 14 January 2008 – 14 January 2012 | |
| Vice President | Rafael Espada |
| Preceded by | Óscar Berger |
| Succeeded by | Otto Pérez Molina |
| General Secretary of the National Unity of Hope | |
| In office 20 May 2003 – 14 April 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jairo Flores |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Álvaro Colom Caballeros 15 June 1951 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Died | 23 January 2023 (aged 71) Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Party | UNE |
| Spouses | Patricia Szarata
(m. 1971; died 1977)Karen Steele (divorced) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of San Carlos of Guatemala |
| Signature | |
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Álvaro Colom Caballeros (Spanish: [ˈalβaɾo koˈlon]; 15 June 1951 – 23 January 2023) was a Guatemalan engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the 47th president of Guatemala from 2008 to 2012, as well as the General-Secretary of the political party, National Unity of Hope (UNE).