Carlos Arroyo del Río
| Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río | |
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| Interim President of Ecuador | |
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In office November 18, 1939 – December 10, 1939 |
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| Preceded by | Aurelio Mosquera |
| Succeeded by | Andrés Córdova |
| 26th President of Ecuador | |
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In office September 1, 1940 – May 28, 1944 |
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| Preceded by | Julio Enrique Moreno |
| Succeeded by | José María Velasco Ibarra |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 27, 1893 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Died | October 31, 1969 (aged 75) Quito, Ecuador |
| Nationality | Ecuadorian |
Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río (27 November 1893 – 31 October 1969) was President of Ecuador from 1940 to 1944, during World War II. He was a member of the Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party. During his term, the country lost the 1941 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War. After trying to set up a police state, he was forced out of office by a popular uprising.
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