First Presidency
Rafael Carrera was elected president in 1844. In 1847, Guatemala asserted itself as an independent republic. One year later, as result of pressure by pro-federation liberals who accused Carrera of neglecting the interests of the people he had defended ten years before, Carrera was briefly driven into exile. Back in Guatemala City within a few months, he was commander-in-chief, backed by military and political support of the Indian communities from the densely populated western highlands. During the first presidency from 1844 to 1848, he brought the country back from excessive conservatism to a traditional climate and restored relations with the Church in Rome.
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