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Estrada Cabrera

American  
[es-trah-thah kah-vre-rah] / ɛsˈtrɑ ðɑ kɑˈvrɛ rɑ /

noun

  1. Manuel 1857–1924, Guatemalan politician: president 1898–1920.


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The prize renewed interest in “Mr. President,” which draws from the autocratic reign from 1898 to 1920 of the Guatemalan dictator Manuel Estrada Cabrera.

From Washington Post Jul. 14, 2022

As a young man, Asturias saw how Estrada Cabrera ruled Guatemala with ever-increasing doses of cynicism and sadism.

From New York Times Sep. 11, 2020

The dictator isn’t named either, but he is based on a real person: Manuel Estrada Cabrera, Guatemala’s president for the first two decades of the 20th century.

From New York Times Sep. 11, 2020

In real life, Estrada Cabrera modernized Guatemala by opening it to U.S. capital.

From New York Times Sep. 11, 2020

The railway system of Guatemala under the administration of President Estrada Cabrera is certain to be the most useful means of developing the country.

From Guatemala, the country of the future by Pepper, Charles M.

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