Jorge Serrano Elías

@29th President of Guatemala, Birthday and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The former President of Guatemala, Jorge Serrano Elias, is known for the self-coup he led to establish himself as a dictator of the country Millionaires Guatemalan Stanford University Leaders Presidents Taurus Celebrities Known today for being the brief leader of a coup d’état in his native Guatemala, Jorge Serrano Elias played a prominent role in modern politics in his homeland. Born in a patrician family to a father who had bravely stood up to a dictatorial leader, Serrano enjoyed a childhood of privilege and luxury. After completing his early education, heemigrated to the United States to complete his higher education. While in America, he underwent a profound religious transformation. After toiling to help rebuild his country following a devastating earthquake, Serrano had to flee his homeland when he received death threats after accurately reporting on the miserable and inhumane conditions of the indigenous people living in Guatemala. When a fellow evangelist became president of Guatemala, Serrano was able to return to his homeland. Involving himself in domestic politics, Serrano unsuccessfully ran for the presidency once, before winning a subsequent election. Although he managed to implement many welcome reforms during his brief tenure in office, Serrano then led a "self-coup" and dissolved the country's democratic institutions. Less than two weeks later, Serrano was forced to flee his homeland. In the past two decades, Serrano has used his wealth and powerful connections to enjoy a comfortable and profitable lifestyle while in exile from his homeland

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Birthday: April 26, 1945 Nationality: Guatemalan Famous: 29th President of Guatemala, Millionaires, Stanford University, Leaders, Presidents Spouses: Magda Bianchi de Serrano Known as: Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías Universities: Stanford University Stanford University Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Notable Alumnis: Stanford University Information Detail Birthday April 26, 1945 Nationality Guatemalan Famous 29th President of Guatemala, Millionaires, Stanford University, Leaders, Presidents Spouses Magda Bianchi de Serrano Known as Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías Universities Stanford University Stanford University Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Notable Alumnis Stanford University Birth Place Guatemala City Political Ideology 29th President of Guatemala-14 January 1991 – 1 June 1993, Political party Movimiento de Acción Solidaria. Gender Male Sun Sign Taurus Born in Guatemala City Famous as 29th President of Guatemala

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Serrano is married to Magda Bianchi de Serrano. Together they have five children. Two of their sons are twins, Juan Pablo and Arturo, and today they operate the enormous ‘Tikal Latinamerican Corporation’, a mining concern that operates in Guatemala. Unsplash Personal Life

Jorge Serrano Elias was born on April 26, 1945 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. His father was Jorge Adan Serrano and his mother was Rosa Elias, who was of Lebanese descent. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Serrano has three sisters. He attended high school at the ‘Liceu Guatemala’ in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He graduated from the ‘University of San Carlos’ in Guatemala with a degree in industrial engineering and economic development, in 1967. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

From 1966 to 1967, Serrano was ‘President of the Engineering Students Association’ at the University of San Carlos. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He also received a doctorate in education and science from ‘Stanford University’ in California. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1975, Serrano became an evangelical Baptist after a lifetime of being a devout Catholic. He then joined the ‘Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship’ and later the ‘Pentecostal Church of the Word’. The head of the church in Guatemala was Efrain Rios Montt. Unsplash Career

In 1976, he worked with several religious organizations in the United States to raise funds to help his native Guatemala following a devastating earthquake hit the country. He then joined 'El Shaddai', a Protestant congregation headquartered in California. Unsplash Career

He published a white paper about the conditions of the indigenous people of Guatemala and received numerous death threats, which caused him to flee to the United States. Unsplash Career

From 1978 to 1981, he was President of the ‘Organization of American States Inter-American Council for Education, Science and Culture’. Unsplash Career

In 1982, he returned to Guatemala to accept a position as Vice President of the ‘Advisory Board’ under President Efrain Rios Montt. The following year, Serrano alienated a large percentage of the population when he refused to shake hands with the visiting Pope John Paul II. Unsplash Career

Jorge Serrano was the president of Guatemala from January 14, 1991 to June 1, 1993. During his term he made some significant reforms including the ‘Guatemala Protocol’ aimed at reducing trade tariffs and an agreement with Mexico for repatriation of refugees displaced during the Civil War. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	April 26, 1945
Nationality	Guatemalan
Famous	29th President of Guatemala, Millionaires, Stanford University, Leaders, Presidents
Spouses	Magda Bianchi de Serrano
Known as	Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías
Universities	Stanford University Stanford University Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Notable Alumnis	Stanford University
Birth Place	Guatemala City
Political Ideology	29th President of Guatemala-14 January 1991 – 1 June 1993, Political party Movimiento de Acción Solidaria.
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Taurus
Born in	Guatemala City
Famous as	29th President of Guatemala

Jorge Serrano Elías

Guatemalan

Apr 26, 1945

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