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Key facts
- Vice president
- Rafael Espada
- Preceded by
- Óscar Berger
- Succeeded by
- Otto Pérez Molina
- Born
- Álvaro Colom Caballeros , ( 1951-06-15 ) 15 June 1951, Guatemala City , Guatemala
- Died
- 23 January 2023 (2023-01-23) (aged 71), Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Party
- UNE
- Spouses
- Patricia Szarata ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1971 ; died 1977 ) Karen Steele ( divorced ) Sandra Torres ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2011 )
- Alma mater
- University of San Carlos of Guatemala
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Álvaro
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Guatemala
- Place of birth
- Guatemala City
- Place of death
- Guatemala City
- Spouse
- Sandra Torres
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Position held
- president of Guatemala
- Educated at
- Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
- Political party
- National Unity of Hope
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Spanish
- Religion
- Catholic
- Image
- Alvaro Colom Caballeros.jpg
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- Commons category
- Álvaro Colom
- date of birth
- 1951-06-15
- P10632
- Álvaro Colom
- date of death
- 2023-01-23
- cause of death
- esophageal cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Álvaro Colom Caballeros
- birth name
- Álvaro Colom Caballeros
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Encyclopedic overview
Álvaro Colom Caballeros ( Spanish: [ˈalβaɾo koˈlon]; 15 June 1951 – 23 January 2023) was a Guatemalan engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the 47th president of Guatemala from 2008 to 2012, as well as the General-Secretary of the political party, National Unity of Hope (UNE).
Early years
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