Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero

His Excellency Gustavo Espina
30th President of Guatemala
In office 1 June 1993 – 5 June 1993
Vice President	None
Preceded by	Jorge Serrano
Succeeded by	Ramiro de León
Vice President of Guatemala
In office 14 January 1991 – 1 June 1993
President	Jorge Serrano
Preceded by	Roberto Carpio
Succeeded by	Arturo Herbruger
Personal details
Born	1946 (age 68-69) Guatemala
Political party	MAS

Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero (born 1946) was Vice President of Guatemala for President Jorge Serrano from 1991–1993 and President from June 1–5, 1993.

Presidency

Serrano attempted a self-coup on May 25, 1993, but was forced to flee into exile on June 1.^[1] Espina served as 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.

References

1. Jorge Serrano Elias CIDOB.org. (accessed January 22, 2010)