Ruler · 1870 – 1940

Manuel María Orellana Contreras

Lived 1870 – 1940; military personnel. President of Guatemala (Guatemala), 1930 – 1931.

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Lived: 1870 – 1940; 70 years
In office: 1 year; one reign
Lines: 1; Guatemala
Left it: resigned; the ruler's own article

President of Guatemala

Guatemala · the 12th of 44 dated reigns · 1839 – 2024

8 before

José María Orellana1921 – 1926

Lázaro Chacón González1926 – 1931

Baudilio Palma1930

Manuel María Orellana Contreras1930 – 1931

José María Reina Andrade1931

Jorge Ubico1931 – 1944

Juan Federico Ponce Vaides1944

29 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1930 – 1931 · 1 year · came to it aged 60

Left it: resignedread from the ruler's own article

Realizing that the Americans would not recognize his government, Orellana Contreras resigned on 29 December.

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