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Plaza Lasso

American  
[plah-sah lah-saw] / ˈplɑ sɑ ˈlɑ sɔ /

noun

  1. Galo 1906–87, Ecuadorian statesman and diplomat, born in the U.S.: president 1948–52.


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Among the honorees that year were Galo Plaza Lasso, president of Ecuador; Alcide De Gasperi, prime minister of Italy; and David Ben-Gurion, prime minister of Israel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2015

After eleven months in office, Ecuador's dapper President Galo Plaza Lasso last week passed a political milestone: his regime survived its first noteworthy revolutionary plot.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, the OAS finally settled on the man that it should have chosen in the first place: Ecuador's Galo Plaza Lasso, 62, one of Latin America's most skilled and experienced diplomats.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, having harangued the country from balconies all over Ecuador, Velasco Ibarra was elected President to succeed U.S.-educated Galo Plaza Lasso.

From Time Magazine Archive

The people of Ecuador," said Senator-elect Galo Plaza Lasso, 41, "are tired of traditional parties.

From Time Magazine Archive

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