Aurelio Mosquera
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Don Aurelio Mosquera Narváez (1883-1939) was an Ecuadorian politician who served as President of Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

 from December 1938 to November 1939.

Biography

Mosquero was born in Quito on August 2, 1883. He studied medicine in Quito, then traveled to Paris
Paris
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 to continue his education. Upon his return, he achieved great success as a professor, dean, and rector of the Central University of Ecuador
Central University of Ecuador
The Central University of Ecuador is a national university located in Quito, Ecuador. It is the oldest university in Ecuador, and one of the oldest in the Americas...

. He was elected head of the Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party
Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party
The Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party is a liberal party in Ecuador and the oldest existing political party in Ecuador....

. He was also vice president of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate. In 1938, after the dismissal of Manuel María Borrero
Manuel María Borrero
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, he was named President of Ecuador. During his short time as president, with the support of the army, he dissolved the National Assembly and reestablished the Constitution of 1906, known for its secularity. His term as president ended when he died on November 17, 1939 in Quito.

Mosquero was known as an honorable and noble person. He implemented tough measures, especially with the socialists and liberals who brought him to power. He closed the Central University and the Juan Montalvo school. He created organizations to support artisans and small business owners.

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