List of Famous people with last name Ubico

Jorge Ubico

Jorge Ubico Castañeda

First Name Jorge

Last Name Ubico

Born on November 10, 1878

Died on June 14, 1946 (aged 67)

Born in Guatemala, Guatemala Department

Jorge Ubico Castañeda, nicknamed Number Five or also Central America's Napoleon, was a Guatemalan dictator. A general in the Guatemalan army, he was elected to the presidency in 1931, in an election where he was the only candidate. He continued his predecessors' policies of giving massive concessions to the United Fruit Company and wealthy landowners, as well as supporting their harsh labor practices. Ubico has been described as "one of the most oppressive tyrants Guatemala has ever known" who compared himself to Adolf Hitler. He was removed by a pro-democracy uprising in 1944, which led to the ten-year Guatemalan Revolution.

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