El Carnavalazo

El Carnavalazo
Date15 February 1972 (1972-02-15)
Location
Ecuador
Result

Successful coup

Belligerents
Ecuador Ecuadorian government Ecuador Armed Forces of Ecuador
Commanders and leaders
José María Velasco Ibarra Guillermo Rodríguez Lara

El Carnavalazo was a military coup in Ecuador led by Guillermo Rodríguez Lara that deposed the government of José María Velasco Ibarra on 15 February 1972, ending the fifth and last of the Velasquist presidencies.[1] This event was popularly called "Carnavalazo" because it happened during the Ecuadorian carnival.[2]

  1. ^ "Aniversario del "Carnavalazo", el gobierno de Rodríguez Lara". El Comercio.
  2. ^ Paola Ycaza Oneto. "50 años del 'Carnavalazo'". El Cato.