1951Constitution of GuatemalaJacobo Arbenz Guzman
Arbenz assumes the presidency after Guatemalas first-ever universal-suffrage election, marking the first peaceful transition of power in Guatemalas history
Historical records for Guatemala in 1951, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Arbenz assumes the presidency after Guatemalas first-ever universal-suffrage election, marking the first peaceful transition of power in Guatemalas history
Campaigns as a reformer and wins 60% of the vote by promising to make Guatemala an economically independent, capitalist state that would shed its colonial-era dependence on the US. Arbenz assumes the presidency after Guatemalas first-ever universal-suffrage election, marking the first peaceful transition of power in Guatemalas history
Campaigns as a reformer and wins 60% of the vote by promising to make Guatemala an economically independent, capitalist state that would shed its colonial-era dependence on the US
Appointed President of Guatemala
Guatemala becomes a founder member of the Union of Central American States
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