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Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes

Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958–1963) (died 1982)

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Born
October 17, 1895
Died
October 6, 1982
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1895

About Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes

José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as the 32nd president of Guatemala from 1958 to March 1963. He was also the main challenger to Jacobo Árbenz during the 1950 presidential election. Ydígoras previously served as the governor of the province of San Marcos. After Ubico was overthrown in the October revolution, Ydígoras was sent first to Washington, D.C., and then London, in diplomatic exile.

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The world when Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes was born

Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes was born in 1895. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1895

  • Top movieWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory (first public film)

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCuban War of Independence begins
  • Technology milestoneLumière brothers hold first public film screening
  • World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population68.0M

1895 versus 2026

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Measure18952026
Population68.0M341 million

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