Background
ARÉVALO, Juan José was born in Taxisco, Santa Rosa, Guatemala.
ARÉVALO, Juan José was born in Taxisco, Santa Rosa, Guatemala.
Graduated Institute de Varones, Jalapa, 1922. Won government fellowship to study in Argentina, 1929. Ph.D., University de La Plata, 1934.
Further studies in Europe.
Professor; professor, of literature, University de Tucumán, Argentina, 1936. Secretary. University dc La Plata, 1936. Professor, of philosophy, University de Buenos Aires, 1937.
Founder, Institute Pedagógico de San Luis, Argentina. Elected to the presidency of Guatemala, 1944, on downfall of President Ubico, succeeding triumvirate of Arana. Arbcnz, Toriello.; Official, ministry of edn., Guatemala, 1934.
Was exiled by government of President Jorge Ubico.