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General. Battles/wars. Second and Third Totoposte Wars 1921 Guatemalan coup d'état. Jorge Ubico Castañeda (10 November 1878 – 14 June 1946), 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.
Apr 12, 2024 · Jorge Ubico (born Nov. 10, 1878, Guatemala City—died June 14, 1946, New Orleans, La., U.S.) was a soldier and dictator who ruled Guatemala for 13 years (1931–44). Ubico received a commission in the Guatemalan army in 1897, distinguished himself in several campaigns, and rose to the rank of colonel. In 1907 he was appointed governor of Alta ...
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Jorge Ubico. Jorge Ubico y Castañeda (November 10, 1878 - June 14, 1946) was President of Guatemala from February 14, 1931 to July 4, 1944. Ubico is widely considered the last of the liberal authoritarian rulers in Latin America. A Colonel by the age of 28, Ubico was a military governor by the age of 29. In 1920, he became Chief of Army Staff.
Jorge Ubico y Castañeda was born in Guatemala City on November 10, 1878, the only son of a wealthy landowner and prominent political figure closely associated with the then president of Guatemala, Justo Rufino Barrios. Indeed, President Barrios served as godfather to Jorge Ubico. Ubico was married to Marta Lainfiesta de Ubico.
May 10, 2024 · Jorge Ubico Castañeda se postuló a la presidencia de Guatemala en 1926, pero perdió las elecciones. Finalmente alcanzó la presidencia en 1931 y se mantuvo en el puesto hasta el 1 de julio de 1944. Nacimiento: 10 de noviembre de 1878, ciudad de Guatemala. Falleció : 14 de junio de 1946, Nueva Orleans, Louisiana, Estados Unidos.
New Orleans, 14 Aug. 1946) Guatemalan; President 1931–44 Ubico served as interior minister and as envoy to the USA under President Justo Rufino Barrios. He also served in the army as a lieutenant during the 1906 border war with El Salvador, even though he had failed to graduate from the military academy. He was subsequently appointed ...
Kenneth J. Grieb. Ubico y Castañeda, Jorge (1878–1946)Jorge Ubico y Castañeda (b. 10 November 1878; d. 14 June 1946), military figure and president of Guatemala (1931–1944). Born in Guatemala City, Ubico was educated at schools in the United States before entering the military academy in Guatemala (1894), where he remained for three years.
