Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Military dictator who seized power in 1953, granted women's suffrage, and later founded ANAPO.
His rule ended in 1957 when he ceded power to a military junta.[1][2] On March 12, 1900, in Tunja, Boyacá, Gustavo Rojas Pinilla came into the world as the child of Julio Rojas Jiménez and Hermencia Pinilla Suárez.[3][2]
Quick Facts
- Order
- 22nd
- Office
- President of Colombia
- Took office
- 13 June 1953
- Left office
- 10 May 1957
- Predecessor
- Laureano Gómez
- Successor
- Gabriel París
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
After retiring from the army in 1924, he obtained a civil engineering degree from Tri-State College in the United States in 1927.[4] He returned to Colombia and managed highway construction, including the highway from Belén to Socha.[3] He was promoted to General of the Army and made Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces in 1952.[5] As president, he granted women the right to vote and introduced television to Colombia.[6]
His secondary education was completed at the Normal School of Tunjasu Leiva, and earlier he attended the Tunja School of Presentation.[3] President Mariano Ospina Pérez appointed Rojas to the post of Minister of Posts and Telegraphs on December 3, 1949.[7]
What the cited sources add
A 2022 article notes that Rojas' rise to power followed the rising involvement of military men in politics after April 9, 1948.[8] The same source states that once in power, Rojas turned his government into a personal dictatorship distinct from traditional military rule.[8] According to this article, Ospina promoted Rojas one day before other officers, making him a general with 24 hours more seniority.[8] The article also reports that Rojas returned to Colombia on September 25, 1952, saying "I come to work for the peace and security of all"[8]
The same source states that Rojas considered his best military action to be pacifying Cali on April 9, 1948.[2]
References
- Wikipedia, "Gustavo Rojas Pinilla" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Arismendi Posada, Ignacio; Gobernantes Colombianos, trans. Colombian Presidents; Interprint Editors Ltd.; Italgraf; Segunda Edición; Page 226; Bogotá, Colombia; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- .. facts only, no text reused. historico.presidencia.gov.co
- Wikipedia, "Gustavo Rojas Pinilla" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: . (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Gustavo Rojas Pinilla" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Dies at 74; Dictator of Colombia in 1953-57 , The New York Times, 19 January 1975 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Gustavo Rojas Pinilla" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Arismendi Posada, Ignacio; Gobernantes Colombianos, trans. Colombian Presidents; Interprint Editors Ltd.; Italgraf; Segunda Edición; Page 217; Bogotá, Colombia;; "El golpe de Rojas y el poder de los militares", January 7, 2022 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Gustavo Rojas Pinilla" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Arismendi Posada, Ignacio; Gobernantes Colombianos, trans. Colombian Presidents; Interprint Editors Ltd.; Italgraf; Segunda Edición; Page 225; Bogotá, Colombia;; Cambridge History of Latin America 8. Latin America Since 1930. Cambridge [u.a.]: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1996. p. 625 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Gustavo Rojas Pinilla" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "El golpe de Rojas y el poder de los militares", January 7, 2022; Lozano, Miguel Angel; Mariano Ospina Pérez, Un Hombre de Acción y de Principios, trans. Mariano Ospina Pérez, a man of action and principles; Universidad Nacion; 1946-1950 De La Unidad Nacional a la Hegemonia Conservadora, Hernán Jaramillo Ocampo, Editorial Pluma, Printer Colombiana, Bogotá, 1980; Ocampo Marín, Héctor; Mariano Ospina Pérez, El Presidente, trans. Mariano Ospina Pérez, the Presidente; Cámara de Comercio de Medellín para Antioquia; Imprenta (we also re en.wikipedia.org
- "El golpe de Rojas y el poder de los militares", January 7, 2022. facts only, no text reused. scielo.org.co
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