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| name = Guillermo Rodríguez
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| order =31st [[President of Ecuador]]
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| term_start = February 15, 1972
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| term_end = January 11, 1976
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| predecessor = [[José María Velasco Ibarra]]
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| successor = [[Alfredo Poveda]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1924|11|4}}
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| birth_place = [[Pujilí]], [[Ecuador]]
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Aída Judith León]]|1953|}}
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| alma_mater = [[School of the Americas]]
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{{Short description|Ecuadorian military and political official; President of Ecuador (1972–1976)}}
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| name = Guillermo Rodríguez
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| image = Guillermo Rodriguez (Ecuador).jpg
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| order = Acting [[President of Ecuador]]
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| term_start = 15 February 1972
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| term_end = 11 January 1976
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| predecessor = [[José María Velasco Ibarra]]
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| successor = [[Alfredo Poveda]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1923|11|4|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Pujilí]], [[Cotopaxi Province|Cotopaxi]], Ecuador
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Aída Judith León]]|1953|2024|reason=her death}}
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| battles = [[El Carnavalazo]] coup
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'''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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Martz |first1=John D. |title=Politics and Petroleum in Ecuador |date=1987 |publisher=Transaction Publishers |isbn=978-1-4128-3133-8 |page=29 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e0uINRLPjXsC&dq=%22Guillermo+Rodr%C3%ADguez%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA151 |language=en}}</ref>

==Biography==
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Rodríguez was born in [[Pujilí]], [[Cotopaxi Province|Cotopaxi]] on 4 November 1923.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lentz |first1=Harris M. |title=Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 |date=4 February 2014 |publisher=Routledge |pages=239 |isbn=978-1-134-26490-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6HKAgAAQBAJ&dq=guillermo+rodr%C3%ADguez+lara+nov.+4+%2C+1923&pg=PA239 |access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The International Who's Who: 1996–97 |date=1996 |publisher=Europa Publications |pages=1313 |isbn=978-1-85743-021-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s90MD22wtA4C&q=guillermo+rodríguez+lara+4+de+Nov+de+1923 |access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref> 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 [[El Carnavalazo|coup d'etat]] executed by a navy commander named Jorge Queirolo G. and forced president [[José María Velasco Ibarra|José María Velasco]] into exile, to [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]. During his rule, drilling the country's [[Petroleum|oil]] reserves funded the construction of hospitals, schools, roads (notably, [[Pavement (roads)|paving]] the [[Quito]]-[[Tulcán]] road), the [[oil refinery]] at [[Esmeraldas, Ecuador|Esmeraldas]], and new equipment for the armed services.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lauderbaugh |first1=George |title=The History of Ecuador |date=2012 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-36250-7 |page=132 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qdtGVKvjZUUC&dq=Guillermo+Rodr%C3%ADguez+Lara&pg=PA132 |access-date=24 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Armed Forces of Ecuador|Ecuadorian military]] removed him from power in 1976.<ref>Martz, p. 6</ref>

Rodríguez [[centenarian|turned 100]] on 4 November 2023.<ref>[https://www.ecuavisa.com/noticias/politica/expresidente-guillermo-rodriguez-lara-100-anos-AD6243020 El expresidente Guillermo Rodríguez Lara cumple 100 años este 4 de noviembre] {{in lang|es}}</ref> He is now the [[List of oldest living state leaders|oldest living former state leader]] in the world.


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'''Guillermo Rodríguez Lara''' (born November 4, 1924), known as "Bombita", is a former military [[dictator]] of [[Ecuador]] who was in power from February 15, 1972 to January 11, 1976. He took courses in C&R&Bn Staff, Irregular Warfare Orientation, and Maintenance Management at the [[School of the Americas]] 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 Ibarra|José María Velasco]] into exile, to [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]. During his rule, drilling the country's [[Petroleum|oil]] reserves funded the construction of hospitals, schools, roads (notably, [[Pavement (roads)|paving]] the [[Quito]]-[[Tulcán]] road), the [[oil refinery]] at [[Esmeraldas, Ecuador|Esmeraldas]], and new equipment for the armed services. The [[Armed Forces of Ecuador|Ecuadorian military]] removed him from power in 1976.
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.presidencia.gob.ec/modulos.asp?id=28/ Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History]
* [http://www.presidencia.gob.ec/modulos.asp?id=28/ Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}


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Latest revision as of 13:40, 4 December 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Lara.
General
Guillermo Rodríguez
Rodríguez in 1973
Acting President of Ecuador
In office
15 February 1972 – 11 January 1976
Preceded byJosé María Velasco Ibarra
Succeeded byAlfredo Poveda
Personal details
Born (1923-11-04) 4 November 1923 (age 101)
Pujilí, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Spouse
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(m. 1953; died 2024)​
Children5
Alma materSchool of the Americas
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Ecuador
Branch/service Ecuadorian Army
CommandsEcuadorian Army
Battles/warsEl 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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  1. ^ Martz, John D. (1987). Politics and Petroleum in Ecuador. Transaction Publishers. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4128-3133-8.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ The International Who's Who: 1996–97. Europa Publications. 1996. p. 1313. ISBN 978-1-85743-021-9. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ Lauderbaugh, George (2012). The History of Ecuador. ABC-CLIO. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-313-36250-7. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. ^ Martz, p. 6
  6. ^ El expresidente Guillermo Rodríguez Lara cumple 100 años este 4 de noviembre (in Spanish)
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Political offices
Preceded by President of Ecuador
1972–1976 		Succeeded by


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