Juan Federico Ponce Vaides

General
Juan Federico Ponce Vaides
Ponce Vaides in 1944
Acting President of Guatemala
In office
4 July 1944 – 20 October 1944
Preceded byJorge Ubico
Succeeded byJuan José Arévalo
Personal details
Born(1889-08-26)26 August 1889
Died16 November 1956(1956-11-16) (aged 67)
NationalityGuatemalan
Political partyProgressive Liberal Party
OccupationMilitary

Juan Federico Ponce Vaides (26 August 1889 – 16 November 1956) was the acting President of Guatemala from 4 July 1944 to 20 October 1944. He was overthrown by a popular uprising on 20 October 1944 that began the Guatemalan Revolution.[1]

  1. ^ Gleijeses, Piero (1991). Shattered hope: the Guatemalan revolution and the United States, 1944–1954. Princeton University Press. pp. 26–29. ISBN 978-0-691-02556-8.

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