Álvaro Arzú
Álvaro Arzú | |
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Official portrait, 1996 | |
| 44th President of Guatemala | |
| In office 14 January 1996 – 14 January 2000 | |
| Vice President | Luis Alberto Flores Asturias |
| Preceded by | Ramiro de León Carpio |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso Portillo |
| Mayor of Guatemala City | |
| In office 14 January 2004 – 27 April 2018 | |
| Deputy | Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus |
| Preceded by | Fritz García Gallont |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus |
| In office 14 January 1986 – 1990 | |
| Preceded by | José Angel Lee Arturo Saravia |
| Succeeded by | Álvaro Heredia Óscar Berger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen 14 March 1946 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Died | 27 April 2018 (aged 72) Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Political party | National Advancement Party / Unionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sylvia García Granados (1969–1981) Patricia Escobar de Arzú (1981–2018; his death) |
| Children | Roberto Arzú Diego Arzú María Arzú Álvaro Arzú Isabel Arzú |
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Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen (Spanish: [ˈalβaɾo enˈrike aɾˈsu jɾiˈɣoʎen]; 14 March 1946 – 27 April 2018) was a Guatemalan politician and businessman who served as the 44th president of Guatemala from 1996 to 2000, as well as several terms as Mayor of Guatemala City. The main achievement of his presidency was the signature of a peace accord with the guerrilla group Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity, which ended Guatemala's 36-year-long civil war.
He was elected Mayor of Guatemala City on six occasions: in 1982, when he declined to take office because of a coup d'état; in 1986; in 2003, after serving as president; in 2007; in 2011 and 2015, for a term that would see him die in office.