Manuel Estrada Cabrera

Manuel José Estrada Cabrera
Estrada Cabrera in 1916
13th President of Guatemala
In office
8 February 1898 – 15 April 1920
Preceded byJosé María Reina
Succeeded byCarlos Herrera
10th Vice President of Guatemala
In office
28 April 1897 – 8 February 1898
PresidentJosé María Reina
Preceded byManuel Morales Tovar
Succeeded byFeliciano Aguilar
Personal details
Born(1857-11-21)21 November 1857
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Died24 September 1924(1924-09-24) (aged 66)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Political partyLiberal Party of Guatemala
SpouseDesideria Ocampo
ChildrenDiego and Francisco Estrada Ocampo, and others
OccupationLawyer
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Manuel José Estrada Cabrera (21 November 1857 – 24 September 1924) was the President of Guatemala from 1898 to 1920. A lawyer with no military background, he modernised the country's industry and transportation infrastructure, via granting concessions to the American-owned United Fruit Company, whose influence on the government was deeply unpopular among the population. Estrada Cabrera ruled as an dictator who used increasingly brutal methods to assert his authority, including armed strike-breaking, and he effectively controlled general elections. He retained power for 22 years through controlled elections in 1904, 1910, and 1916, and was eventually removed from office when the national assembly declared him mentally incompetent, and he was jailed for corruption. As such, he was the longest-serving leader of Guatemala.[1] Son of Pedro Estrada-Monzón and Joaquina Cabrera.