Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río
Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río | |
|---|---|
| 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 | November 27, 1893 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Died | October 31, 1969 (aged 75) Quito, Ecuador |
| Nationality | Ecuadorian |
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.
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