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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

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

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

It is known to be the great ambition of President Estrada Cabrera to place the finances of Guatemala on a solid basis during his present term.

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

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