Spouse(s) Aida Judith Leon Name Guillermo Rodriguez Succeeded by Alfredo Poveda | Religion Roman Catholic Role Politician | |
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Preceded by Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Born November 4, 1924 (age 99)
Pujili, Ecuador ( 1924-11-04 ) Alma mater Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation Similar People Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra, Otto Arosemena, Jaime Roldos Aguilera | ||
Guillermo Rodriguez 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 Jose Maria 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-Tulcan road), the oil refinery at Esmeraldas, and new equipment for the armed services. The Ecuadorian Militia removed him from power in 1976.