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He called them animals that should to run for presidency. In 1944, Juan
be trained in the military to become Jose Arevalo won the elections. He
civilized. majored in teaching at a university
After governing the country for 14 in Argentina and was known for his
years, Jorge Ubico finally resigned professional teaching skills.
from his office. The urban middle- Chapter 5: Guatemala in the present
class intellectuals started to disobey Even though leaders in Guatemala
his laws and policies and on June had changed. Violence still remained
25, female teachers conducted a in the country. During president
demonstration. Maria Chinchilla was Arzu’s government, Bishop Juan
a national heroine who was killed in Jose Gerardi was killed on the 24th
this demonstration. Citizens were of April 1998. He was murdered
angered and this and after Ubico’s two days after he presented a human
resignation, another candidate had rights report to the public. He talked
