# Rodrigo Asturias

> Rodrigo Asturias Amado was a Guatemalan guerrilla leader and [[Politics of Guerrilla Leadership: In the 1970s, he co-founded the Organization of the People in Arms (ORPA), one of the four main guerrilla groups that later merged to form the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG).
Symbolic Name: His pseudonym, Gaspar Ilom, was taken from a character in his father’s famous novel, Hombres de Maíz .
Peace Process: He was a primary negotiator for the guerrilla forces during the talks that led to the 1996 Peace Accords, which ended 36 years of civil war.
Political Career: Following the peace treaty, he transitioned into mainstream politics. He ran as the URNG's presidential candidate in 2003, though he did not win.
Death: He died of a heart attack in Guatemala City on June 15, 2005, at the age of 65]].

*Guatemalan politician (1939-2005)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1939-10-30
- **Died:** 2005-06-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.1 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 6.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Asturias)
- [رودريغو أستورياس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%BA%D9%88_%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3)
- [رودريجو استورياس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%88_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3)
- [Rodrigo Asturias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Asturias)
- [Rodrigo Asturias Amado](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Asturias_Amado)
- [Rodrigo Asturias](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Asturias)
- [Астуриас, Родриго](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%81%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B0%D1%81%2C_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%BE)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3430506)

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