Colonel Óscar Alberto Mendoza Azurdia (4 June 1917 – 9 January 1995) was the chairman of the military junta in

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from 24 October 1957 to 26 October 1957. He was later

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on 12 September 1980 after the resignation of Francisco Villagrán. He served until the military coup of

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in March 1982. Military Government Junta (1957) *Colonel Óscar Mendoza Azurdia *Colonel Roberto Salazar *Colonel Gonzalo Yurrita Nova

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