Gustavo Espina | |
Order: | 42nd |
Office: | President of Guatemala |
Term Start: | 1 June 1993 |
Term End: | 5 June 1993 |
Vicepresident: | None |
Predecessor: | Jorge Serrano |
Successor: | Ramiro de León |
Order2: | Vice President of Guatemala |
Term Start2: | 14 January 1991 |
Term End2: | 1 June 1993 |
President2: | Jorge Serrano |
Predecessor2: | Roberto Carpio |
Successor2: | Arturo Herbruger |
Birth Date: | 26 November 1946 |
Birth Place: | Horcones, Jutiapa Department, Guatemala |
Party: | Solidarity Action Movement |
Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero (born 26 November 1946)[1] is a Guatemalan politician who served as vice president of Guatemala from 1991 to 1993 under President Jorge Serrano,[2] [3] and as the 42nd president from June 1–5, 1993.
Serrano attempted a self-coup on May 25, 1993, but was forced to flee into exile on June 1.[4] Espina served as the interim president for four days until June 5, when he was forced to resign by Congress after evidence surfaced that he was involved in the coup. He spent the following years in exile and, in 1997, returned voluntarily to stand trial for his involvement in the coup. He was convicted of violating the constitution, but his sentence was commuted to a small fine.