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Bernardo Arévalo, president of Guatemala Pres. Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala presenting an award at the National Palace of Culture in Guatemala City on January 10, 2025.

Bernardo Arévalo

Guatemalan politician and writer
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Katie Angell is Associate Editor at Encyclopedia Britannica, covering topics related to Latin America. She holds an MA from Vanderbilt University and is pursuing a PhD in Political Science.
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Bernardo Arévalo (born October 7, 1958, Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Guatemalan politician, diplomat, and sociologist who was sworn into office as president of Guatemala on January 15, 2024. A leader of the reformist Seed Movement (Movimiento Semilla), Arévalo rose to national prominence on an anti-corruption platform and won an unexpected victory in Guatemala’s 2023 presidential election. His election was followed by months of legal and political efforts to prevent his party from taking power. He...

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