The Ministry of National Defence is the agency of the Guatemalan government responsible for the budget, training and policy of the military of Guatemala. Based in Guatemala City, the Defence Ministry is highly guarded, and the President of Guatemala frequently visits. Prior to 1945 the agency was titled the Secretariat of War.
Image: Retrato militar de Guillermo Flores Avendaño
Image: Retrato militar de Enrique Peralta Azurdia
Image: Official portrait of Leonel Vassaux Martinez, Minister of Defence
Ramiro de León Carpio
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Ramiro de León Carpio was a Guatemalan politician who served as the 43rd president of Guatemala from June 1993 until January 1996. He served as Guatemala's Attorney for Human Rights from August 1987 to June 1993.
