1980 Guatemalan vice presidential election
September 12, 1980[1]
 
Nominee Óscar Mendoza Azurdia
Party MLN
Electoral vote Uncontested
Vice President before election

Francisco Villagrán
Independent

 Elected Vice President

Óscar Mendoza
MLN

Vice presidential elections were held in Guatemala on September 12, 1980.[1]

Background

On September 1, 1980, Vice President Francisco Villagrán Kramer resigned due to the scale of violence and authoritarianism perpetrated by President Romeo Lucas García.[2][3] Eleven days later, the Congress of Guatemala elected former President Óscar Mendoza Azurdia as Vice President.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Decreto 0047-80". Congress of Guatemala (in Spanish). 2 September 1980.
  2. ↑ Archibold, Randal C. (16 July 2011). "Francisco Villagrán Kramer, Guatemala Official, Dies at 84". The New York Times.
  3. 1 2 Biografía política de Guatemala. Francisco Villagrán Kramer. 1993. ISBN 9789993972815.
  4. ↑ "Figura vicepresidencial se ha opacado por funciones de Primera Dama". 29 October 2009.
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