Isidro Ayora

Ecuadorian politician

His Excellency Isidro Ayora


22nd President of Ecuador
In office 17 April 1929 – 24 August 1931
Preceded by	Himself (as Interim President)
Succeeded by	Luis Larrea Alba
Interim President of Ecuador
In office 6 April 1926 – 17 April 1929
Preceded by	Julio Enrique Moreno
Succeeded by	Himself (as President)

Personal details
Born	Isidro Ramon Antonio Ayora Cueva (1879-08-31)31 August 1879 Loja, Ecuador
Died	22 March 1978(1978-03-22) (aged 98) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party
Spouse	Laura Carbo Nuñez (m. 1917; died 1946)
Alma mater	Central University of Ecuador
Profession	Doctor

Isidro Ramon Antonio Ayora Cueva (31 August 1879^[1] – 22 March 1978)^[2] was an Ecuadorian political figure. He served as the 22nd President of Ecuador from 1926 to 1931. Isidro Ayora, a town in Guayas, and Puerto Ayora, are named after him. Some people name coins ayora because they were introduced by him.^{[citation needed]}

Upon his death in 1978 at age 98, Ayora was the longest-living Ecuadorian president; until his record was surpassed by Guillermo Rodríguez in 2023, when Rodríguez turn 100.^[3]

Honours

1930: Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold.^[4]

References

^ "Log In". gw.geneanet.org. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ H, Angel Alberto Dávalos (1999). Quito, significado y ubicación de sus calles: (a fines del siglo XX) (in Spanish). Editorial Abya Yala. ISBN 978-9978-04-552-7.
^ Bravo, Diego (4 November 2023). "El expresidente Guillermo Rodríguez Lara cumple 100 años este 4 de noviembre". www.ecuavisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ RD of 5 September 1930

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Political offices
Preceded by Julio Enrique Moreno	President of Ecuador 1926–1931	Succeeded by Luis Larrea Alba
Records
Preceded by Borys Martos	Oldest living state leader 19 September 1977 – 22 March 1978	Succeeded by Celâl Bayar