Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy (24 August 1919[1] – 5 March 2004) served as Vice President of Ecuador and due to the ousting of President José María Velasco Ibarra, became President of Ecuador from 7 November 1961 to 11 July 1963.
Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy | |
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 Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy on Ecuadorian stamp | |
| President of Ecuador | |
| In office 7 November 1961 – 11 July 1963 | |
| Preceded by | José María Velasco Ibarra |
| Succeeded by | Military Junta (Title held by Ramón Castro Jijón) |
| 31st President of Ecuador | |
| In office 7 November 1961 – 11 July 1963 | |
| Vice President | Reynaldo Varea |
| Preceded by | José María Velasco Ibarra |
| Succeeded by | Ramón Castro Jijón |
| Vice President of Ecuador | |
| In office 1960–1961 | |
| President | José María Velasco Ibarra |
| Preceded by | Francisco Illingworth Icaza |
| Succeeded by | Reinaldo Varea Donoso |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1919 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Died | 5 March 2004 (aged 84) Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Nationality | Ecuadorian |
| Political party | National Velasquista Federation |
| Spouse(s) | Gladys Peet Landin (m. 1946) |
| Alma mater | University of Guayaquil |
He was born in Guayaquill on 24 August 1919. He was the son Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, also former president of Ecuador and Laura Monroy Garaycoa.
Arosemena disgraced himself by getting drunk at a banquet Wednesday night in honor of the president of the Grace Lines, retired U.S. Adm. Wilfred McNeil. Guests at the reception said the president shouted abuse at U.S. Ambassador Maurice Bernbaum, vomited in front of the gathering and committed 'even more indecorous acts.
Arosemena died on 5 March 2004 from natural causes, aged Guayaquil, Ecuador.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Macmillan General Reference Staff (1998). Latin American lives: selected biographies from the five-volume Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture. Macmillan Library Reference USA. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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