Manuel Odría
President of Peru (1948-1956) · Peru · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1897 to 1974 · aged 76
Manuel Arturo Odría Amoretti was a military officer who served as the 45th President of Peru. He ousted President José Luis Bustamante y Rivero in the 1948 Peruvian coup d'état and seized power.
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He prevented other candidates from contesting the 1950 Peruvian general election, which he won with 100% of the vote as the sole candidate.