Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio
July 17, 1918 – December 6, 2003
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio (1918–2003) was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as the 35th president of Guatemala from 1970 to 1974. A colonel in the army, he oversaw counterinsurgency efforts in Zacapa and Izabal from 1966 to 1968, in which thousands were killed. A member of the National Liberation Movement, his government enforced torture, disappearances, and killings against political and military adversaries and common criminals.
Offices held
Jul 1, 1970 – Jul 1, 1974
Preceded by
Julio César Méndez Montenegro Succeeded by
Efraín Ríos Montt
Julio César Méndez Montenegro Succeeded by
Efraín Ríos Montt
