1980 Guatemalan vice presidential election

September 12, 1980^[1]

1993 →

Vice President before election

Francisco Villagrán
Independent

Elected Vice President

Óscar Mendoza
MLN

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Vice presidential elections were held in Guatemala on September 12, 1980.^[1]

Background[edit]

On September 1, 1980, Vice President Francisco Villagrán Kramer resigned due to the scale of violence and authoritarianism perpetrated by President Romeo Lucas García.^[2]^[3] Eleven days later, the Congress of Guatemala elected former President Óscar Mendoza Azurdia as Vice President.^[3]^[4]