Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)

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Template:Short description Template:Expand Spanish Template:Use dmy dates Template:Family name hatnote Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Guillermo Antonio Rodríguez Lara (born 4 November 1923) is an Ecuadorian former political and military leader who was the dictator of Ecuador from 1972 to 1976.[1] He came to power after leading the 1972 military coup against President José María Velasco Ibarra.[2] He characterised his government as "revolutionary and nationalistic."[2]

Biography

Rodríguez was born in Pujilí, Cotopaxi on 4 November 1923.[3][4] He took courses in C&R&Bn Staff, Irregular Warfare Orientation, and Maintenance Management at the School of the Americas located in Panama.[5]

As commander of the army, he led a military coup d'etat executed by a navy commander named Jorge Queirolo, and forced president José María Velasco into exile, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. During his rule, Ecuador experienced substantial economic growth due to an increase in oil prices.[2] The oil wealth enabled his administration to embark on public works programs, funding the construction of hospitals, schools, roads (notably, paving the Quito-Tulcán road), the oil refinery at Esmeraldas, and new equipment for the armed services.[6][2] Some military officers attempted an unsuccessful coup against him in 1975.[2] The Ecuadorian military removed him from power in January 1976.[7][2]

Rodríguez turned 100 on 4 November 2023.[8] At Script error: No such module "age". years old, he is now the oldest living former state leader in the world.[9][10]

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