Leónidas Plaza
Leónidas Plaza Gutiérrez (April 19, 1865 – November 17, 1932) was president of Ecuador for two separate occasions: From September 1, 1901 to August 31, 1905 and from September 1, 1912 to August 31, 1916.
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| President of Ecuador | |
| In office September 1, 1901 – August 31, 1905 | |
| Vice President | Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno |
| Preceded by | Eloy Alfaro |
| Succeeded by | Lizardo García |
| President of Ecuador | |
| In office September 1, 1912 – August 31, 1916 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Andrade Marín |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Baquerizo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 19, 1865 Manabí, Ecuador |
| Died | November 17, 1932 (aged 67) Huigra, Guayas, Ecuador |
| Nationality | Ecuadorian |
| Political party | Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Avelina Lasso Ascázubi |
He was the son of José Buenaventura Plaza, a school teacher and, Alegría Gutiérrez de Caviedes Sevillano, an attractive tall woman with arostocratic features and exquisite social manners of Colombian descent. He married María Avelina Lasso Ascázubi, with whom he had eight children. One of them, Galo Plaza, was also president of Ecuador.
Other websites
- Rodolfo Pérez Pimentel, Diccionario biográfico del Ecuador, Guayaquil, 1987. Sin ISBN. (in Spanish)