Guillermo Rodríguez Lara

Guillermo Antonio Rodríguez Lara (born November 4, 1923) ^[1][2] known as "Bombita", was the military dictator of Ecuador from February 15, 1972 to January 11, 1976.

General Guillermo Rodríguez
Rodríguez in 1973
Acting President of Ecuador
In office 15 February 1972 – 11 January 1976
Preceded by	José María Velasco Ibarra
Succeeded by	Alfredo Poveda
Personal details
Born	(1923-11-04) 4 November 1923 (age 101) Pujilí, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Spouse(s)	Aída Judith León ​ ​ (m. 1953; died 2024)​
Children	5
Alma mater	School of the Americas
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Military service
Allegiance	Ecuador
Branch/service	Ecuadorian Army
Commands	Ecuadorian Army
Battles/wars	El Carnavalazo coup

As commander of the army, he led a military coup d'état executed by a navy commander named Jorge Queirolo G. and forced president José María Velasco into exile, to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

During his rule, drilling the country's oil reserves funded the construction of hospitals, schools, roads (notably, paving the Quito-Tulcán road), the oil refinery at Esmeraldas, and equipment for the armed services. The military removed him from power in 1976.