# Otto Pérez Molina

_President of Guatemala (2012-2015)_

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> Otto Fernando Pérez Molina is a Guatemalan politician and retired general who served as the 48th president of Guatemala from 2012 to 2015. Standing as the Patriotic Party candidate, he lost the 2007 presidential election but prevailed in the 2011 presidential election. During the 1990s, before entering politics, he served as Director of Military Intelligence, Presidential Chief of Staff under President Ramiro de León Carpio, and as the chief representative of the military for the Guatemalan Peace Accords. On being elected President, he called for the legalization of drugs.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1 December 1950 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57539#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Guatemala City ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57539#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Guatemala ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57539#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57539#P106))
- **Political party:** Patriotic Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57539#P102))
- **Education:** Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation; Inter-American Defense College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57539#P69))
- **Spouse:** Rosa Leal de Pérez ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57539#P26))
- **Official website:** partidopatriota.com ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57539#P856))
- **Positions held:** president of Guatemala (14 January 2012 – 3 September 2015); Member of the Congress of Guatemala ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57539#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of the Quetzal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57539#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** ottoperezmolina ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57539#P2002))
- **Facebook:** ottoperezpp ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57539#P2013))

## Questions

**When was Otto Pérez Molina born?**  
Otto Pérez Molina was born on 1 December 1950 in Guatemala City.

**What positions has Otto Pérez Molina held?**  
Positions held by Otto Pérez Molina include: president of Guatemala (2012–2015); Member of the Congress of Guatemala.

**Where did Otto Pérez Molina study?**  
Otto Pérez Molina was educated at Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Inter-American Defense College.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Otto Pérez Molina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_P%C3%A9rez_Molina) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q57539](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57539) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Otto Perez Molina at World Economic Forum 2013-cropped.jpg by World Economic Forum (Photo by Michael Wuertenberg) derivative work: Coronades ( talk ) (CC BY-SA 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Otto_Perez_Molina_at_World_Economic_Forum_2013-cropped.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Otto Pérez Molina, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Otto Perez Molina at World Economic Forum 2013-cropped.jpg — World Economic Forum (Photo by Michael Wuertenberg) derivative work: Coronades ( talk ), CC BY-SA 2.0.

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