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   Jorge Ubico. Jorge Ubico Castañeda (10 November 1878 – 14 June 1946), nicknamed Number Five or also Central America's Napoleon, was a Guatemalan dictator. A general in the Guatemalan military, he was elected to the presidency in 1931, in an election where he was the only candidate.

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   Apr 12, 2024 · president (1931-1944), Guatemala. 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.

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   How did Ubico become a soldier?

   • Guatemala. By 1897, Ubico received his commission into the Guatemalan army as second lieutenant, which was largely a reflection of his political ties, since he had failed to graduate from the military academy. In 1906, he took part in the a border war with El Salvadore. He rose rapidly through the ranks.

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   • Ubico cultivated the friendship of the United States, particularly during World War II, and was rewarded with tariff reductions and armaments. At the same time, he also eliminated all political opposition and democratic activity in Guatemala.

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   • Ubico also established Decree 1816, which essentially made it legal to murder an indigenous farmer who refused to comply with the new laws. Ubico cultivated the friendship of the United States, particularly during World War II, and was rewarded with tariff reductions and armaments.

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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.

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   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.

   • Apodo: «El Número Cinco»[b]​, Napoleón de Centroamérica
   • Presidente: José María Orellana

   • Predecesor: José María Reina Andrade
   • Sucesor: Federico Ponce Vaides

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   PCS Tags. Beginning in 1931 Jorge Ubico ruled Guatemala with an iron fist with the help of the vicious secret police. He admired Hitler’s tactics. By the summer of 1944, a similarly brutal dictator, Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, was overthrown in the face of a widespread nonviolent campaign in nearby El Salvador.

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   Jorge Ubico Castañeda (Guatemala, 1878 - Nueva Orleáns, Estados Unidos, 1946) Político y militar guatemalteco que fue presidente de Guatemala entre 1931 y 1944. Jefe de Estado Mayor, contribuyó a derrocar al presidente Carlos Herrera y Luna en 1921, y fue ministro de la Guerra de 1921 a 1923.

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   History. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. General Jorge Ubico y Castañeda. views 2,313,300 updated. General Jorge Ubico y Castañeda (1878-1946) served as president of Guatemala for a 13-year period from 1931 to 1944, a pivotal era for that nation.