Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero

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Gustavo Espina
Official portrait, 1991
42nd President of Guatemala
In office 1 June 1993 – 5 June 1993
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	(1946-11-26)26 November 1946 Horcones, Jutiapa, Guatemala
Died	23 October 2024(2024-10-23) (aged 77)
Political party	Solidarity Action Movement

Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero (26 November 1946 – 23 October 2024) was a Guatemalan politician who served as vice president from 1991 to 1993 under President Jorge Serrano and Later Acting President for 4 days During the 1993 Guatemalan constitutional crisis.^[1][2]

Espina Salguero was born in Horcones, Jutiapa, Guatemala, on 26 November 1946.^[3]

Serrano attempted a self-coup on 25 May 1993, but was forced to flee into exile on 1 June.^[4] Espina proclaimed himself interim president but was never recognized. 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.

Espina Salguero died on 23 October 2024, at the age of 77.^[5]

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