- Jacobo Arbenz Villanova
Jacobo Arbenz Vilanova (born
13 November 1946 ) is a politician inGuatemala . He is the son of former progressive Guatemalan PresidentJacobo Arbenz Guzmán , who was overthrown in aCIA sponsoredcoup d'état in 1954. Arbenz Vilanova fled the country following the ouster of his father's government and spent almost 50 years in exile – inMexico ,Switzerland ,Uruguay , andEl Salvador , but mostly inCosta Rica – before deciding to return during the administration ofAlfonso Portillo .After unsuccessfully trying to form his own political party to fight the 2003 presidential election, he was accepted as the candidate of the Christian Democracy party (DCG) after two earlier DCG presidential candidates withdrew. The DCG ticket, comprising Arbenz Vilanova and vice presidential running mate
Mario Rolando Castro de León , was placed eighth, with 1.6% of the total vote.Arbenz Vilanova graduated in business management in El Salvador and, prior to returning from exile and entering politics, had owned and run a coffee plantation, a livestock farm, and a company dedicated to non-traditional exports. He is married with seven children and, in addition to his native Spanish, speaks French, Russian and English. [http://www.terra.com.gt/noticias/nacionales/articulo/html/nac16630.htm]
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* [http://www.terra.com.gt/noticias/nacionales/articulo/html/nac17437.htm Interview witrh Arbenz and Castro during the 2003 election campaign] (Spanish language)
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