In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Estrada and the second or maternal family name is Cabrera.
Manuel José Estrada Cabrera
Estrada Cabrera in 1916
13th President of Guatemala
In office 8 February 1898 – 15 April 1920
Preceded by
José María Reina
Succeeded by
Carlos Herrera
10th Vice President of Guatemala
In office 28 April 1897 – 8 February 1898
President
José María Reina
Preceded by
Manuel Morales Tovar
Succeeded by
Feliciano Aguilar
Personal details
Born
(1857-11-21)21 November 1857 Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Died
24 September 1924(1924-09-24) (aged 66) Guatemala City, Guatemala
Political party
Liberal Party of Guatemala
Spouse
Desideria Ocampo
Occupation
Lawyer
Manuel José Estrada Cabrera (21 November 1857 – 24 September 1924) was the President of Guatemala from 1898 to 1920. A lawyer with no military background, he was a dictator who modernised the country's industry and transportation infrastructure, but only via granting concessions to the American-owned United Fruit Company, whose influence on the government was deeply unpopular among the population. Estrada Cabrera used increasingly brutal methods to assert his authority, including armed strike-breaking, and he effectively controlled the general elections. He retained power for 22 years through controlled elections in 1904, 1910, and 1916, and was eventually removed from office when the national assembly declared him mentally incompetent, and he was jailed for corruption. As such, he was the longest-serving leader of Guatemala.[1]
^Arévalo Martínez 1945, p. 249.
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