Guillermo Rodríguez Lara
president of Ecuador
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Guillermo Rodríguez Lara was the president of Ecuador who seized power in a 1972 military coup. His regime was characterized by economic mismanagement, which led to his overthrow in a bloodless coup on January 11, 1976. The coup was led by Alfredo Poveda Burbano, who headed the military junta that subsequently ruled Ecuador until civilian rule was restored in 1979.1
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