Jorge Carpio Nicolle - The Politician

The Politician

On July 14, 1983 founded the National Center Union party (UCN), which became Secretary General. Just seven months old, UCN participated in the 1984 elections to integrate the National Constituent Assembly that would draft the country's current constitution, achieving placed as one of the major parties in the country. Later, Jorge Carpio competed as a presidential candidate in the general election of 1985, reaching second place. Although in the second round was defeated, his party was established as the main opposition politics in the country. In 1990 he served as President of the Federation of Liberal and Centrist Parties in Central America and the Caribbean, as well as being Vice President of Liberal International. That same year, Jorge Carpio participated again as presidential candidate in the November general election, winning first place in the first round, but took second place in the second round. However, he continued his political activity nationally. In 1992 he published a proposal to improve the Guatemalan political system, called the "October Letter" which is a valuable tool for reflection on the possibilities of the country's political development.

As a national leader, Jorge Carpio played an important role in the return to democracy after the attempted coup of May 1993. On July 3 of that year, in an obscure incident, Jorge Carpio was killed along with three other members of UCN in the department of El Quiche, during a political tour of the west. His death led to the repudiation of Guatemalan society, who lost one of its best leaders.