Carlos Mancheno Cajas (9 October 1902 – 11 October 1996) was

President of Ecuador The president of Ecuador ( es, Presidente del Ecuador), officially called the Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador ( es, Presidente Constitucional de la República del Ecuador), serves as both the head of state and head of govern ...

from 23 August 1947 to 2 September 1947. Mancheno assumed control after a

coup d'état A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...

he led deposed President José María Velasco. Velasco left the country, returning later both to Ecuador and to the presidency. Mancheno himself was removed only ten days after taking control, and Velasco's vice-president,

Mariano Suárez Mariano Suárez Veintimilla (8 June 1897 – 23 October 1980) was an Ecuadorian politician. He was Minister of Finance from 1944 to 1945. He served as Velasco's Vice President from 1946 until he was ousted in 1947 by Carlos Mancheno Cajas. S ...

, assumed the presidency.

External links

Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History

1902 births 1996 deaths Presidents of Ecuador Leaders who took power by coup People from Riobamba {{Ecuador-politician-stub