Galo Plaza

Galo Plaza
Galo Plaza in 1951
4th Secretary General of the Organization of American States
In office 1968–1975
Preceded by	José Antonio Mora
Succeeded by	Alejandro Orfila
29th President of Ecuador
In office 1 September 1948 – 31 August 1952
Vice President	Manuel Sotomayor Abel Gilbert
Preceded by	Carlos Julio Arosemena
Succeeded by	José María Velasco
Personal details
Born	Galo Lincoln Plaza Lasso de la Vega (1906-02-17)17 February 1906 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	28 January 1987(1987-01-28) (aged 80) Quito, Ecuador
Nationality	Ecuadorian
Political party	National Democratic Civic Movement (1947–1987)
Other political affiliations	Radical Liberal Party (1930–1947)
Spouse	Rosario Pallares ​ (m. 1933)​
Children	6
Alma mater	University of Maryland University of California, Berkeley Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University

Galo Lincoln Plaza Lasso de la Vega^[1] (17 February 1906 – 28 January 1987) was an Ecuadorian statesman who served as President of Ecuador from 1948 to 1952 and Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1968 to 1975. He is the son of former Ecuadorian President Leonidas Plaza.