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Isidro Ayora
Isidro Ramon Antonio Ayora Cueva (31 August 1879[1] – 22 March 1978)[2] was an Ecuadorian political figure. He served as the 22nd President of Ecuador from 1926 to 1931. Isidro Ayora, a town in Guayas, and Puerto Ayora, are named after him. Some people name coins ayora because they were introduced by him.[citation needed]
Isidro Ayora | |
|---|---|
| 22nd President of Ecuador | |
| In office 17 April 1929 – 24 August 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Interim President) |
| Succeeded by | Luis Larrea Alba |
| Interim President of Ecuador | |
| In office 6 April 1926 – 17 April 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Julio Enrique Moreno |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as President) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Isidro Ramon Antonio Ayora Cueva 31 August 1879 Loja, Ecuador |
| Died | 22 March 1978 (aged 98) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Laura Carbo Nuñez (m. 1917; died 1946) |
| Alma mater | Central University of Ecuador |
| Profession | Doctor |
Upon his death in 1978 at age 98, Ayora was the longest-living Ecuadorian president; until his record was surpassed by Guillermo Rodríguez in 2023, when Rodríguez turn 100.[3]
Honours edit
- 1930: Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold.[4]
References edit
- ^ http://gw.geneanet.org/ecuadorgen?lang=en&pz=fausto+anibal&nz=alvarado&ocz=0&p=isidro+antonio+ramon&n=ayora
- ^ Profile of Isidro Ayora
- ^ El expresidente Guillermo Rodríguez Lara cumple 100 años este 4 de noviembre (in Spanish)
- ^ RD of 5 September 1930
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Isidro Ayora.
- ISIDRO AYORA CUEVA 11 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine. diccionariobiograficoecuador.com
- Dictadura Del Dr. Isidro Ayora Cueva 21 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. explored.com.ec