2024 in Guatemala

The following lists events in the year 2024 in Guatemala.

Incumbents

 * President: Alejandro Giammattei (until 15 January); Bernardo Arévalo onwards
 * Vice-President: Guillermo Castillo Reyes (until 15 January); Karin Herrera onwards

Events

 * 11 January: 2023 Guatemalan general election:
 * Former Minister of the Interior Napoleón Barrientos is arrested for failing to comply with his duties for not using force to evict the blockades and demonstrations that occurred in October, which called for the resignation of Attorney General María Consuelo Porras.
 * The Public Ministry orders the arrest of four magistrates of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal who have been living in exile since losing their immunity in November.
 * Vice President-elect Karin Herrera presents a legal appeal before the Constitutional Court due to the risk of a possible arrest warrant against her, thereby violating her immunity.
 * 14 January: Bernardo Arévalo is inaugurated as President of Guatemala.
 * 2 February: The European Council applies sanctions to Attorney General of Guatemala María Consuelo Porras and three of her collaborators, as well as a judge, for undermining democracy, the rule of law and the transfer of power.
 * 10 April: President Arévalo declares a state of national disaster due to 44 wildfires raging across the country.
 * 12 May: A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes along the Guatemala-Mexico border, causing damage in Quetzaltenango and San Marcos Departments.
 * 17 June: Three people are killed during floods in Jalpatagua.
 * 12 July: President Arévalo makes an official apology on behalf of the Guatemalan state to victims of widespread illegal adoptions during the 1990s and 2000s.

Holidays
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 * 1 January – New Year's Day
 * 28 –30 March – Holy Week
 * 1 May	– Labour Day
 * 1 July – Army Day
 * 15 September – Independence Day
 * 20 October – Guatemalan Revolution
 * 1 November – All Saints' Day
 * 25 December – Christmas Day