Facts: - order: president of ecuador - successor: alfredo poveda - spouse: aida judith leon - predecessor: jose maria velasco ibarra - term end: january 11 , 1976 - term start: february 15 , 1972 - birth date: 4 november 1924 - name: guillermo rodriguez - image: guillermo rodriguez -lrb- ecuador -rrb- . jpg - birth place: pujili , ecuador - religion: roman catholic - alma mater: school of the americas Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of guillermo rodriguez -lrb- politician -rrb- .
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guillermo rodriguez lara -lrb- born november 4 , 1924 -rrb- , known as '' la bombita '' , is a former military dictator of ecuador who was in power from february 15 , 1972 to january 11 , 1976 .he took courses in c&r&b n staff , irregular warfare orientation , and maintenance management at the school of the americas in panama .as commander of the army , he led a military coup d'etat executed by a navy commander named jorge queirolo g. and forced president jose maria velasco into exile , to buenos aires , argentina .during his rule , drilling the country 's oil reserves funded the construction of hospitals , schools , roads -lrb- notably , paving the quito-tulcan road -rrb- , the oil refinery at esmeraldas , and new equipment for the armed services .the ecuadorian militia removed him from power in 1976 .