General Fernando Romeo Lucas García (4 July 1924 – 27 May 2006) was the 25th President of Guatemala from 1 July 1978 to 23 March 1982. He was elected as Institutional Democratic Party candidate (with the support of the Revolutionary Party). Elections for his presidency were fraud-ridden. During Lucas García's regime, tensions between the radical left and the government increased. The military started to murder political opponents while counterinsurgency measures further terrorized populations of poor civilians.
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4 July 1924 San Juan Chamelco, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
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Died |
27 May 2006 (aged 81) Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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