State

Guatemala

sovereign state in Central America

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1821–1945
Founded
1821
Capital
Guatemala City
Government
presidential system, representative democracy
Languages
Spanish
Preceded by
State of Guatemala

Overview

Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in northern Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast (in the adjacency zone) by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the south and the Gulf of Honduras to the northeast.

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All rulers (18)

  1. Mariano Rivera Paz1839–1841
  2. José Venancio López1842
  3. Rafael Carrera1847–1848
  4. Rafael Carrera1851–1865
  5. Pedro de Aycinena y Piñol1865
  6. Vicente Cerna Sandoval1865–1871
  7. Manuel Estrada Cabrera1898–1920
  8. Carlos Herrera y Luna1920–1921
  9. José María Orellana1921–1926
  10. Lázaro Chacón González1926–1931
  11. Manuel María Orellana Contreras1930–1931
  12. Baudilio Palma1930
  13. José María Reyna Andrade1931
  14. Jorge Ubico1931–1944
  15. Francisco Javier Arana1944–1945
  16. Jorge Toriello Garrido1944–1945
  17. Juan Federico Ponce Vaides1944
  18. Juan José Arévalo1945–1951

Records (19)

  1. 1524 — Battle of El PinarBattle
  2. 1622–1624 — First Tayasal WarWar
  3. 1685–1697 — Second Tayasal WarWar
  4. 1826–1829 — First Central American Civil WarWar
  5. 1840 — Battle of Guatemala CityBattle · Guatemala ▸ El Salvador
  6. 1844 — Battle of JutiapaBattle · Guatemala ▸ El Salvador
  7. 1851 — Battle of La AradaBattle · Guatemala ▸ Honduras, El Salvador
  8. 1853 — Battle of AtulapaBattle · Guatemala ▸ Honduras
  9. 1859–1946 — Tratado Wyke-AycinenaTreaty
  10. 1870 — Battle of PalenciaBattle · Guatemalan Government ▸ Guatemalan Rebels
  11. 1871 — 1871 Guatemalan RevolutionRevolution
  12. 1871 — Battle of San Lucas SacatepequezBattle · Guatemalan Rebels ▸ Guatemala
  13. 1882 — Tratado Herrera-MariscalTreaty
  14. 1885 — Barrios' War of ReunificationWar
  15. 1897 — Quetzalteque RevolutionRevolution
  16. 1906 — Guatemalan-Salvadoran war of 1906War
  17. 1906 — Battle of El JicaroBattle · Guatemala ▸ El Salvador
  18. 1920 — Tragic WeekRevolution
  19. 1944 — Guatemalan RevolutionRevolution

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