Jorge Ubico
Guatemalan president and dictator (1878-1946) · Guatemala · On the map · Politicians · Died at 67
Jorge Ubico Castañeda, nicknamed Number Five or also Central America's Napoleon, was a Guatemalan military officer, politician, and dictator who served as the president of Guatemala from 1931 to 1944.
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1946Died14 June 19461942Order of the QuetzalAward1941Collar of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAward1931Named President of GuatemalaOffice14 February 1931 to 1 July 19441878Born10 November 1878
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Arturo Ubico Urruela, father of General Ubico.
National Police Headquarters during Ubico's regime.
Eleanor Roosevelt and Jorge Ubico
General Ubico with several of his collaborators.
Students of the Escuela Normal para Varones marching on 30 June 1939. By that time, the school had been militarized.
The Guatemalan Air Force during the administration of General Ubico.
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Country
Guatemala
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1878 to 1946 · aged 67
