José María Orellana, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José María Orellana

Guatemalan President

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1872

Place of Birth: El Jícaro, El Progreso, El Progreso Department, Guatemala

Date of Death: 26-Sep-1926

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Guatemala

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

José María Orellana Pinto (July 11, 1872 – September 26, 1926) was a political and military leader in Guatemala.
He was chief of staff of President Manuel Estrada Cabrera and President of Guatemala between 1921 and 1926, after overthrowing Conservative Unionist President Carlos Herrera.
During his rule the Quetzal was established as the currency of Guatemala.
Orellana Pinto died under suspicious circumstances in 1926 at the age of fifty-four.
He was buried in the Guatemalan capital with state honors.