Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)

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General Guillermo Rodríguez
Rodríguez in 1973

Acting President of Ecuador
In office 15 February 1972 – 11 January 1976
Preceded by	José María Velasco Ibarra
Succeeded by	Alfredo Poveda

Personal details
Born	(1923-11-04) 4 November 1923 (age 100) Pujilí, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Spouse	Aída Judith León (m. 1953)
Children	5
Alma mater	School of the Americas
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Ecuador
Branch/service	Ecuadorian Army
Commands	Ecuadorian Army
Battles/wars	El Carnavalazo coup

Guillermo Antonio Rodríguez Lara (born 4 November 1923), known as "Bombita", is an Ecuadorian former political and military leader who was dictator of Ecuador from 15 February 1972 to 11 January 1976.^[1]

Biography

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Rodríguez was born in Pujilí, Cotopaxi on 4 November 1923.^[2]^[3] He took courses in C&R&Bn Staff, Irregular Warfare Orientation, and Maintenance Management at the School of the Americas located in Panama. As commander of the army, he led a military coup d'etat executed by a navy commander named Jorge Queirolo G. and forced president José María Velasco into exile, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. During his rule, drilling the country's oil reserves funded the construction of hospitals, schools, roads (notably, paving the Quito-Tulcán road), the oil refinery at Esmeraldas, and new equipment for the armed services.^[4] The Ecuadorian military removed him from power in 1976.^[5]

Rodríguez turned 100 on 4 November 2023.^[6] He is now the oldest living former state leader in the world.

References

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^ Martz, John D. (1987). Politics and Petroleum in Ecuador. Transaction Publishers. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4128-3133-8.
^ Lentz, Harris M. (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ The International Who's Who: 1996–97. Europa Publications. 1996. p. 1313. ISBN 978-1-85743-021-9. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Lauderbaugh, George (2012). The History of Ecuador. ABC-CLIO. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-313-36250-7. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^ Martz, p. 6
^ El expresidente Guillermo Rodríguez Lara cumple 100 años este 4 de noviembre (in Spanish)

External links

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Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History^{[permanent dead link]}

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Preceded by José María Velasco	President of Ecuador 1972–1976	Succeeded by Alfredo Poveda

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