# Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río

_President of Ecuador (1939) / (1940 - 1944)_

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> Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río was President of Ecuador from 1940 to 1944. He was a member of the Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 27 November 1893 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888866#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Guayaquil ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888866#P19))
- **Died:** 31 October 1969 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888866#P570))
- **Place of death:** Guayaquil ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888866#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Ecuador ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888866#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; jurist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888866#P106))
- **Political party:** Radical Liberal Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888866#P102))
- **Education:** Universidad de Guayaquil ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888866#P69))
- **Spouse:** Elena Yerovi Matheus ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888866#P26))
- **Positions held:** President of Ecuador (1 September 1940 – 28 May 1944); President of Ecuador (17 November 1939 – 11 December 1939) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888866#P39))

## Questions

**When was Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río born?**  
Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río was born on 27 November 1893 in Guayaquil.

**What positions has Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río held?**  
Positions held by Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río include: President of Ecuador (1940–1944); President of Ecuador (1939–1939).

**Where did Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río study?**  
Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río was educated at Universidad de Guayaquil.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Alberto_Arroyo_del_R%C3%ADo) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q888866](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888866) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río (cropped).jpg by Marium Alberto (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carlos_Alberto_Arroyo_del_R%C3%ADo_(cropped).jpg)

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## Cite this page

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