Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río
President of Ecuador (1939) / (1940 - 1944)
Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río (27 November 1893 – 31 October 1969) was President of Ecuador from 1940 - 1944. He was a member of the Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party. During his term, the country lost the 1941 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War. After trying to set up a police state, he was forced out of office by a popular uprising.
Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río | |
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President of Ecuador | |
In office November 18, 1939 – December 10, 1939 | |
Preceded by | Aurelio Mosquera |
Succeeded by | Andrés Córdova |
President of Ecuador | |
In office September 1, 1940 – May 28, 1944 | |
Preceded by | Julio Enrique Moreno |
Succeeded by | José María Velasco Ibarra |
Personal details | |
Born | Guayaquil, Ecuador | November 27, 1893
Died | October 31, 1969 Quito, Ecuador | (aged 75)
Nationality | Ecuadorian |
Other websites
change- Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History[permanent dead link]