Jacobo Arbenz Vilanova (b. 13 November 1946) is a politician in Guatemala. He is the son of former progressive Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, who was overthrown in a CIA sponsored coup d'état in 1954. Arbenz Vilanova fled the country following the ouster of his father's government and spent almost 50 years in exile – in Mexico, Switzerland, Uruguay, and El Salvador, but mostly in Costa Rica – before deciding to return during the administration of Alfonso Portillo. November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... (See Guatemala election, 2003) Government Guatemalas 1985 constitution provides for a separation of powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. ... The title of President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1851, when that title was assumed by José Rafael Carrera, who had been acting as head of government as general and caudillo since 1840. ... Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán was the democratically-elected, left-wing reformist President of Guatemala. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... A coup détat (pronounced ), or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government through unconstitutional means by a part of the state establishment, that mostly replaces just the top power figures. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pres. ...

After unsuccessfully trying to form his own political party to fight the 2003 presidential election, he was accepted as the candidate of the Christian Democracy party (DCG) after two earlier DCG presidential candidates withdrew. The DCG ticket, comprising Arbenz Vilanova and vice presidential running mate Mario Rolando Castro de León, was placed eighth, with 1.6% of the total vote. A General Election was held in Guatemala on 9 November 2003. ... The Guatemalan Christian Democracy (Democracia Cristiana Guatemalteco) is a political party in Guatemala. ...

Arbenz Vilanova graduated in business management in El Salvador and, prior to returning from exile and entering politics, had owned and run a coffee plantation, a livestock farm, and a company dedicated to non-traditional exports. He is married with seven children and, in addition to his native Spanish, speaks French, Russian and English. [1]

External links

• Interview witrh Arbenz and Castro during the 2003 election campaign (Spanish language)