Guillermo Rodríguez Lara

Guillermo Antonio Rodríguez Lara
President of Ecuador
In office
February 15, 1972 – January 11, 1976
Preceded byAbelardo Montalvo
Succeeded byJosé María Velasco Ibarra
Personal details
Born (1923-11-04) November 4, 1923 (age 101)
Pujilí, Ecuador
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1953)​
Alma materSchool of the Americas
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Guillermo Antonio Rodríguez Lara (born November 4, 1923) [1][2] known as "Bombita", was the military dictator of Ecuador from February 15, 1972 to January 11, 1976.

As commander of the army, he led a military coup d'état 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 equipment for the armed services. The military removed him from power in 1976.

Rodríguez was born on November 4, 1923 in Pujilí, Ecuador. He was married to Aída Judith León since 1953. He turned 100 on 4 November 2023.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Lentz, Harris M. (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 239. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ↑ The International Who's Who: 1996–97. Europa Publications. 1996. p. 1313. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ↑ El expresidente Guillermo Rodríguez Lara cumple 100 años este 4 de noviembre (in Spanish)