Galo Plaza

Galo Plaza Lasso (February 17, 1906 – January 28, 1987) was an Ecuadorian politician and statesman. He was President of Ecuador from 1948 to 1952 and Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1968 to 1975. He is the son of former Ecuadorian President Leonidas Plaza.

Plaza was born on February 17, 1906 in New York City, New York. He studied at University of Maryland, at the University of California, Berkeley, and at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Plaza was married to Rosario Pallares. They had six children. Plaza died on January 28, 1987 from a heart attack in Quito, Ecuador, aged 80.

Other websites
Galo Plaza's biography at the Ecuadorian government's website  
Plaza's obituary in the NY Times

Category:1906 births
Category:1987 deaths
Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction
Category:Presidents of Ecuador
Category:Politicians from New York City
Category:Secretaries General of the Organization of American States