Vinicio Cerezo
Vinicio Cerezo | |
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Official portrait, 1986 | |
| 40th President of Guatemala | |
| In office 14 January 1986 – 14 January 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 29 June 2017 – 29 June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Victoria Marina Velásquez |
| Succeeded by | Werner Vargas Torres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1942 |
| Party | Guatemalan Christian Democrats |
| Spouse | |
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Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo (born 26 December 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.