Julio César Méndez Montenegro

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Julio César Méndez Montenegro (November 23, 1915 – April 30, 1996) was the Revolutionary Party President of Guatemala from 1 July 1966 to 1 July 1970. He was the first cousin of César Montenegro, who had served as diputado during the presidency of Guatemala's freely-elected, socialist-leaning president Jacobo Árbenz, who was overthrown by a small group of Guatemalans backed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).The CIA codename for the coup was Operation PBSUCCESS, its second successful overthrow of a foreign government. César Montenegro was kidnapped, tortured and murdered during the Julio César Méndez presidency, and it is rumored the assassination was undertaken with presidential sanction.

Preceded by Enrique Peralta	President of Guatemala 1966–1970	Succeeded by Carlos Arana

v • d • e Heads of state of Guatemala

Federal Republic of Central America (1823-1839); Supreme Chiefs of State	direct central rule, 1823-24 • Díaz* • Barrundia • direct central rule, 1826-27 • J. Estrada* • de Aycinena • Zenteno* • Barrundia • Molina • Márquez* • Gálvez • Valenzuela* • Rivera* • Salazar* • Rivera*

Republic of Guatemala (since 1839); Presidents	Rivera • López Requena* • Rivera • Carrera • Martínez* • Escobar* • Paredes* • Carrera • Aycinena* • Cerna • García Granados • Barrios • Sinibaldi* • Barillas • Reina • M. Estrada • Herrera • Orellana • Chacón • Reina* • Ubico • Ponce Vaides* • Junta† (Arana, Árbenz, Toriello) • Arévalo • Árbenz • Díaz* • Monzón† • Castillo† • González López* • Mendoza† • Flores* • Ydígoras • Peralta • Méndez • Arana† • Laugerud† • Lucas† • Ríos Montt† • Mejía Victores† • Cerezo • Serrano Elías • Espina* • Carpio • Arzú • Portillo • Berger • Colom *interim †military