Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)
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Guillermo Rodríguez Lara (born November 4, 1924 in Pujilí, Cotopaxi), known as "Bombita", was military dictator of Ecuador 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. As commander of the army, he led a military coup d'etat executed by a navy commander named Jorge Queirolo G. and exiled the previous president, José María Velasco, 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 equipment for the armed services. The military removed him from power in 1976.
| Preceded by José María Velasco |
President of Ecuador 1972-1976 |
Succeeded by Alfredo Poveda |
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