Lizardo García

Lizardo Garcia Sorroza
27th President of Ecuador
In office September 1, 1905 – January 15, 1906
Vice President	Alfredo Baquerizo
Preceded by	Leónidas Plaza
Succeeded by	Eloy Alfaro
Personal details
Born	(1844-04-26)April 26, 1844 Guayaquil, Ecuador
Died	May 29, 1937(1937-05-29) (aged 93) Guayaquil, Ecuador
Nationality	Ecuadorian
Political party	Radical Liberal Party

Lizardo García Sorroza (26 April 1844 – 29 May 1937) was President of Ecuador from 1 September 1905 to 15 January 1906.

Life[]

García was born in Guayaquil. He founded the chamber of commerce of Guayaquil and was a member of the firefighters of his hometown.

Political life[]

• Minister of Finance in 1895^[1]
• Senator for the province Guayas
• Vice President of the Senate
• Councilman of Guayaquil

Garcia was also a candidate in the presidential election of 1901, but lost to Leonidas Plaza.

Presidency[]

Garcia was elected president in 1905, but only served for a few months. He was overthrown by the revolution led by Eloy Alfaro and was forced to leave office.

References[]

• Lizardo Garcia Sorrroza. diccionariobiograficoecuador.com
• Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History^{[permanent dead link]}
• Cámara de Comercio Guayaquil

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