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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 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 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. Quick Facts General of Division, 21st President of Guatemala ... Close.
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.
Jorge Ubico Castañeda (Ciudad de Guatemala, 10 de noviembre de 1878-Nueva Orleans, 14 de junio de 1946) fue un militar, dictador y político guatemalteco, que se desempeñó como Presidente de Guatemala entre 1931 a 1944.
The Guatemalan Revolution began in 1944, after a popular uprising toppled the military dictatorship of Jorge Ubico. Juan José Arévalo was elected president in Guatemala's first democratic election. He introduced a minimum wage and near-universal suffrage.
