Enriquez was appointed as a general in the Ecuadorian army by Federico Páez, and served as Minister of Defense in his government. In September 1937, he overthrew Páez in a military coup. Although he ruled for less than a year, Enríquez achieved note as a social reformer by his promulgation of the Labor Code of 1938.
Enríquez is also remembered for having initiated a protracted confrontation with the United States-based South American Development Company over the terms of its Ecuadorian concession and the wages it paid its Ecuadorian employees. The company refused to comply with Enríquez's entreaty that more of the profits from its mining operations stay in Ecuador, and it won the support of the United States Department of State. His grandson emigrated to the United States. Enríquez's legacy lives on through his great grandson, Nick Miljus, who graduated from the United States Naval Academy in May 2019 as a Surface Warfare Officer.[1]
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alberto, enríquez, gallo, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, enríquez, second, maternal, family, name, gallo, july, 1894, july, 1962, president, ecuador, 1937, 1938, supreme, chief, ecuadorin, office, october, 1937, august, 1938preceded, byfederico. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Enriquez and the second or maternal family name is Gallo Gil Alberto Enriquez Gallo 24 July 1894 13 July 1962 was President of Ecuador 1937 1938 Alberto Enriquez GalloSupreme Chief of EcuadorIn office 23 October 1937 10 August 1938Preceded byFederico PaezSucceeded byManuel Maria BorreroPersonal detailsBorn 1894 07 24 24 July 1894Latacunga EcuadorDied13 July 1962 1962 07 13 aged 67 Quito EcuadorCause of deathStrokePolitical partySocialistEnriquez was appointed as a general in the Ecuadorian army by Federico Paez and served as Minister of Defense in his government In September 1937 he overthrew Paez in a military coup Although he ruled for less than a year Enriquez achieved note as a social reformer by his promulgation of the Labor Code of 1938 Enriquez is also remembered for having initiated a protracted confrontation with the United States based South American Development Company over the terms of its Ecuadorian concession and the wages it paid its Ecuadorian employees The company refused to comply with Enriquez s entreaty that more of the profits from its mining operations stay in Ecuador and it won the support of the United States Department of State His grandson emigrated to the United States Enriquez s legacy lives on through his great grandson Nick Miljus who graduated from the United States Naval Academy in May 2019 as a Surface Warfare Officer 1 References edit his actual great grandson and family provided this information External links editPresident s History Archived 2012 06 08 at the Wayback MachinePolitical officesPreceded byFederico Paez President of Ecuador1937 1938 Succeeded byManuel Maria Borrero nbsp nbsp This article about an Ecuadorian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alberto Enriquez Gallo amp oldid 1178396761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
