Aurelio Mosquera Narváez

Aurelio Mosquera Narváez (born August 2, 1883 in Quito ; † November 16, 1939 ibid) was an Ecuadorian medic and politician and from December 2, 1938 until his death on November 16, 1939 president of his country.

Mosquera completed his studies of medicine at the Universidad Central del Ecuador in 1907 with a doctorate as a surgeon and worked at this university from 1908 as a lecturer and from 1928 as rector. He was a member of the Partido Liberal Radical Ecuatoriano and Senator. The circumstances of his death are still unclear. There is speculation as to whether it was a suicide .

Web links

Efrén Avilés Pino, Mosquera Narváez, Dr. Aurelio in the Enciclopedia del Ecuador (Spanish)
Humberto Oña Villarreal, Dr. Aurelio Mosquera Narváez , short biography in EcuadorOnline (Spanish)
Simón Espinosa Cordero, Aurelio Mosquera Narváez (1883-1939) , article on his presidency on Edufuturo.com (Spanish)

predecessor	Office	successor
Manuel María Borrero	President of Ecuador 1938 - 1939	Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río

personal data
SURNAME	Mosquera Narváez, Aurelio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Ecuadorian medic and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 2, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH	Quito
DATE OF DEATH	November 16, 1939
Place of death	Quito