Otto Pérez Molina - President of Guatemala, Timeline and Childhood
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Otto Perez Molina is currently the President of Guatemala
| Information | Detail |
|---|---|
| Birthday | December 1, 1950 |
| Nationality | Guatemalan |
| Famous | Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents, President of Guatemala |
| Spouses | Rosa María Leal |
| Known as | Otto Fernando Pérez Molina |
| Childrens | Lissette Pérez, Otto Pérez Leal |
| Founder / Co-Founder |
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| Birth Place | Guatemala City |
| Political Ideology | Political party - Patriotic Party |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Gender | Male |
| Net Worth | $0.4 Million as of Feb 26,2016 |
| Sun Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born in | Guatemala City |
| Famous as | President of Guatemala |
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Who is Otto Pérez Molina?
Otto Perez Molina is a retired military officer of the Guatemalan army and is currently the President of Guatemala. Having served many years in the Guatemalan army, he has an abundance of military experience and has held many titles. Some of his former titles include Director of Military Intelligence, Presidential Chief of Staff, and chief representative of the military for the Guatemalan Peace Accords. He was instrumental in ending the 36-year-long Guatemalan Civil War. Aside from these achievements, Molina has been accused of human rights abuses and corruption during his stint in the army. After retiring from the army, Otto Perez Molina founded the ‘Patriotic Party’, a right-wing political party. He ran for the 2007 presidential election but lost narrowly. In 2011, he again ran for presidency and promised to tackle Guatemala’s high crime rate and Mexican drug gangs menace with “iron fist”. This time he won the election with 54% of vote and became the first military official to be elected to the office of the President of Guatemala. As president, Molina has made Guatemala a much more attractive country to do business with and has been awarded for his ability to improve both social and economic aspects of the country’s infrastructure
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Childhood & Early Life
Otto Perez Molina was born on December 1, 1950 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
In 1969, Perez Molina graduated from Guatemala’s National Military Academy. He then went on to attend the School of the Americas and the Inter-American Defense College.
Career
In 1983, Otto Perez Molina was part of a group of army officers who backed Defense Minister Oscar Meijia’a coup d’etat against President Efrain Rios Montt.
From January 1992 to June 1993 he served as D-2 Directorate of Intelligence, one of the army’s two main intelligence-gathering entities during the Guatemalan Civil War.
In 1993, while serving as Chief of Military Intelligence, Molina aided the forced departure of corrupt president Jorge Serrano, who had attempted a self-coup.
He was appointed Presidential Chief of Staff by the President Ramiro de Leon Carpio in 1993 and served in this cappacity until 1995.
He was appointed as the chief representative of the military in the negotiations with the guerilla forces to end the Guatemalan Civil War. He played a key role in the negotiations that brought an end to the 36-year-long conflict and resulted in the 1996 Peace Accords.
He represented Guatemala on the Inter-American Defense Board between 1998 and 2000.
Molina retired from military in January 2000 and became involved in politics.
On February 24th, 2001, hefounded the Patriotic Party, a centre-right political party.
Perez Molina ran for presidency as a member of the Patriotic Party, in 2007, but lost by a narrow margin to Alvaro Colom.
He ran for the presidency in 2011 again and won the election with 54% of vote. He assumed office as President of Guatemala on January 14th, 2012.
Major Works
During his first year in office as President, murder rates in Guatemala dropped from 41 per 100,000 in 2010 to 38.6 per 100,000. Molina aims to reduce the homicide rate to 30 murders per 100,000 through use of an expanded police force and by boosting Guatemala’s security presence on its borders in order to combat transnational crime.
After assuming presidency, he launched ‘Zero Hunger Program’ with an aim to reduce chronic malnutrition. However, the program has been criticized for lack of resources and its failure to reach much of the at-risk population due to poor level of organization.
Awards & Achievements
In 1993, the Chamber of Free Enterprise of Guatemala named Molina as one of the top 10 personalities of the year.
At the 19th annual BRAVO Business awards in 2013, Otto Perez Molina received the ‘Leader of the Year Award’ for turning Guatemala into an attractive destination for investment in Latin America. His administration has attracted investments and improved public security, leading to an increase in direct foreign investment in Guatemala of over 20 percent from 2011 to 2012.
Personal Life & Legacy
He has been married to Rosa Perez Leal for over 40 years; Rosa was 17 years old when they got married. The pair has two children: a daughter Lissette Perez and a son Otto Perez Leal.
Molina’s son, Otto Perez Leal, is also involved in politics and joined the Patriot Party in 2008; he was elected Mayor of Mexico on September 11th, 2011.
Otto Perez Molina’s family has been the victim of political attacks multiple times. On February 21st, 2001, a few days before Molina was scheduled to launch the Patriotic Party, masked gunman attacked and wounded his daughter, Lissette. November of that same year, Otto Perez Leal was attack by gunmen while driving with his wife and infant daughter.
Trivia
While serving in the Guatemalan army Molina was a member of the Kaibiles, the special forces division of the army, and it’s known for its brutality.
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Otto Pérez Molina biography timelines
- // 1st Dec 1950Otto Perez Molina was born on December 1, 1950 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
- // 1969In 1969, Perez Molina graduated from Guatemala’s National Military Academy. He then went on to attend the School of the Americas and the Inter-American Defense College.
- // 1983In 1983, Otto Perez Molina was part of a group of army officers who backed Defense Minister Oscar Meijia’a coup d’etat against President Efrain Rios Montt.
- // Jan 1992 To Jun 1993From January 1992 to June 1993 he served as D-2 Directorate of Intelligence, one of the army’s two main intelligence-gathering entities during the Guatemalan Civil War.
- // 1993In 1993, while serving as Chief of Military Intelligence, Molina aided the forced departure of corrupt president Jorge Serrano, who had attempted a self-coup.
- // 1993 To 1995He was appointed Presidential Chief of Staff by the President Ramiro de Leon Carpio in 1993 and served in this cappacity until 1995.
- // 1993In 1993, the Chamber of Free Enterprise of Guatemala named Molina as one of the top 10 personalities of the year.
- // 1996He was appointed as the chief representative of the military in the negotiations with the guerilla forces to end the Guatemalan Civil War. He played a key role in the negotiations that brought an end to the 36-year-long conflict and resulted in the 1996 Peace Accords.
- // 1998 To 2000He represented Guatemala on the Inter-American Defense Board between 1998 and 2000.
- // Jan 2000Molina retired from military in January 2000 and became involved in politics.
- // 21st Feb 2001Otto Perez Molina’s family has been the victim of political attacks multiple times. On February 21st, 2001, a few days before Molina was scheduled to launch the Patriotic Party, masked gunman attacked and wounded his daughter, Lissette. November of that same year, Otto Perez Leal was attack by gunmen while driving with his wife and infant daughter.
- // 24th Feb 2001On February 24th, 2001, hefounded the Patriotic Party, a centre-right political party.
- // 2007Perez Molina ran for presidency as a member of the Patriotic Party, in 2007, but lost by a narrow margin to Alvaro Colom.
- // 2008 To 11th Sep 2011Molina’s son, Otto Perez Leal, is also involved in politics and joined the Patriot Party in 2008; he was elected Mayor of Mexico on September 11th, 2011.
- // 2010During his first year in office as President, murder rates in Guatemala dropped from 41 per 100,000 in 2010 to 38.6 per 100,000. Molina aims to reduce the homicide rate to 30 murders per 100,000 through use of an expanded police force and by boosting Guatemala’s security presence on its borders in order to combat transnational crime.
- // 2011 To 14th Jan 2012He ran for the presidency in 2011 again and won the election with 54% of vote. He assumed office as President of Guatemala on January 14th, 2012.
- // 2013At the 19th annual BRAVO Business awards in 2013, Otto Perez Molina received the ‘Leader of the Year Award’ for turning Guatemala into an attractive destination for investment in Latin America. His administration has attracted investments and improved public security, leading to an increase in direct foreign investment in Guatemala of over 20 percent from 2011 to 2012.
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Otto Pérez Molina's FAQ
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Otto Pérez Molina was born at 1950-12-01
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Otto Pérez Molina was born in Guatemala City
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Otto Pérez Molina's nationalities is Guatemalan
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Otto Pérez Molina's spouses is Rosa María Leal
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Otto Pérez Molina's childrens is Lissette Pérez, Otto Pérez Leal
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Otto Pérez Molina was the founder/co-founder of Patriotic Party
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Otto Pérez Molina's political ideology is Political party - Patriotic Party
What is Otto Pérez Molina's religion?
Otto Pérez Molina's religion is Christianity
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Otto Pérez Molina is Sagittarius
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Otto Pérez Molina is famouse as President of Guatemala