Alfredo Poveda

Alfredo Ernesto Poveda Burbano (born January 24, 1926 in Pillaro , Tungurahua , † June 7, 1990 in Miami ) was an Ecuadorian military who was dictator of the Republic of Ecuador from January 11, 1976 to August 10, 1979.

Poveda completed his military training in the United States , Argentina and Brazil and was naval commander and military attaché of the navy in Spain , France , Great Britain and Germany . After the coup that brought him to power, he was appointed admiral .

After Guillermo Rodríguez Lara's dismissal , Poveda took over the leadership of the military junta, which consisted of General Guillermo Duran Arcentales and General Luis Leoro Franco . During his term of office, he enacted the 1978 constitution, which made it possible to return to democracy in 1979.

literature

Alfredo Poveda Burbano , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 37/1990 of September 3, 1990, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)

Web links

Reuters, Alfredo Poveda, 64; Led Junta in Ecuador , New York Times , June 9, 1990 (English)
Alfredo Poveda Burbano in Encyclopædia Britannica Online (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Guillermo Rodríguez Lara	President of Ecuador 1976 - 1979	Jaime Roldós

personal data
SURNAME	Poveda, Alfredo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Poveda Burbano, Alfredo Ernesto (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Ecuadorian military, lawyer and politician, President of Ecuador
DATE OF BIRTH	January 24, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pillaro , Tungurahua
DATE OF DEATH	June 7, 1990
Place of death	Miami