Jorge Toriello Garrido
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Jorge Toriello Garrido was one of the three leaders of the first government that ruled Guatemala
from 20 October 1944 to 15 March 1945 as part of the October Revolution
. Toriello Garrido, a civilian, led the government along with Captain Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán
and Major Francisco Javier Arana
after overthrowing the military regime of Juan Federico Ponce Vaides
, who had temporarily taken over from ousted dictator Jorge Ubico
.
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
from 20 October 1944 to 15 March 1945 as part of the October Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
. Toriello Garrido, a civilian, led the government along with Captain Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán
Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán
Colonel Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as Defense Minister of Guatemala from 1944–1951, and as President of Guatemala from 1951 to 1954....
and Major Francisco Javier Arana
Francisco Javier Arana
Francisco Javier Arana was one of the three leaders of the revolutionary junta that ruled Guatemala from 20 October 1944 to 15 March 1945....
after overthrowing the military regime of Juan Federico Ponce Vaides
Juan Federico Ponce Vaides
Juan Federico Ponce Vaides was the acting President of Guatemala from 4 July 1944 to 20 October 1944. He succeeded long-ruling dictator Jorge Ubico after Ubico's resignation, but the latter continued to exercise considerable influence during Ponce's acting presidency...
, who had temporarily taken over from ousted dictator Jorge Ubico
Jorge Ubico
Jorge Ubico y Castañeda was a Guatemalan dictator who held the title of President of Guatemala from 14 February 1931 to 4 July 1944.-Early years:...
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