Jorge Ubico, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jorge Ubico

President of Guatemala

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1878

Place of Birth: Guatemala City, Guatemala Department, Guatemala

Date of Death: 14-Jun-1946

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: Guatemala

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Jorge Ubico Castañeda (10 November 1878 – 14 June 1946), nicknamed Number Five or also Central America's Napoleon, was a Guatemalan dictator.
A general in the Guatemalan army, he was elected to the presidency in 1931, in an election where he was the only candidate.
He continued his predecessors' policies of giving massive concessions to the United Fruit Company and wealthy landowners, as well as supporting their harsh labor practices.
Ubico has been described as "one of the most oppressive tyrants Guatemala has ever known" who compared himself to Adolf Hitler.
He was removed by a pro-democracy uprising in 1944, which led to the ten-year Guatemalan Revolution.