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1950 Guatemalan presidential election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Guatemala |
| type | presidential |
| previous_election | 1944 Guatemalan presidential election |
| previous_year | 1944 |
| next_election | 1957 Guatemalan general election |
| next_year | 1957 |
| election_date | 10–12 November 1950 |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | Retrato de Presidente Jacobo Árbenz (cropped).png |
| nominee1 | **Jacobo Árbenz** |
| party1 | Party of the Guatemalan Revolution |
| popular_vote1 | **266,778** |
| percentage1 | **65.44%** |
| image2 | Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes 1950.jpg |
| nominee2 | Miguel Ydígoras |
| party2 | PRDN |
| popular_vote2 | 76,180 |
| percentage2 | 18.69% |
| image3 | Jorge Garcia Granados, 1955 (D756-124) (cropped).jpg |
| nominee3 | Jorge García Granados |
| party3 | People's Party |
| color3 | e51a4c |
| popular_vote3 | 28,897 |
| percentage3 | 7.09% |
| title | President |
| before_election | Juan José Arévalo |
| before_party | Revolutionary Action Party |
| posttitle | President-elect |
| after_election | Jacobo Árbenz |
| after_party | Revolutionary Action Party |
Presidential elections were held in Guatemala between 10 and 12 November 1950. The result was a victory for Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, who received 65.44% of the vote. Voter turnout was 71.6%.
Results
References
Bibliography
- Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
- Political handbook of the world 1951. New York, 1952.
- Gleijeses, Piero. 1991. Shattered hope. The Guatemalan Revolution and the United States, 1944–1954. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
- Rodríguez de Ita, Guadalupe. 2003. La participación política en la primavera guatemalteca: una aproximación a la historia de los partidos durante el periodo 1944–1954. México: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p323 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
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