Manuel A. Odría
Manuel A. Odría | |
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| 45th President of Peru | |
| In office 28 July 1950 – 28 July 1956 | |
| Prime Minister | Zenón Noriega Agüero Roque Saldías Maninat Armando Revoredo Iglesias |
| Vice President | Héctor Boza Federico Bolognesi |
| Preceded by | Zenón Noriega Agüero |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Prado Ugarteche |
| President of the Government Junta of Peru | |
| In office 1 November 1948 – 1 June 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Zenón Noriega Agüero |
| Succeeded by | Zenón Noriega Agüero |
| Minister of Government and Police | |
| In office 12 January 1947 – 17 June 1948 | |
| President | José Bustamante y Rivero |
| Preceded by | Rafael Belaúnde Diez-Canseco |
| Succeeded by | Julio César Villegas Cerro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1896 Tarma, Junín, Peru |
| Died | 18 February 1974 (aged 77) Lima, Peru |
| Nationality | Peru (Italian ancestry) |
| Political party | Odriíst National Union |
| Spouse | María Delgado Romero |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Peru |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Ecuadorian–Peruvian War |
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Manuel Arturo Odría Amoretti (26 November 1896 – 18 February 1974) was a military officer who served as the 45th President of Peru. He ousted President José Luis Bustamante y Rivero in the 1948 Peruvian coup d'état and seized power. He prevented other candidates from contesting the 1950 Peruvian general election, which he won with 100% of the vote as the sole candidate.
He ruled as a dictator, repressing the political opposition. He faced several coup attempts. He sought to distance himself from the coup plotters who brought him to power and to govern as a populist. Amid pressure, he was forced to call general elections for 1956, where the presidential elections were won by Manuel Prado Ugarteche.