Birth Date: | 23 April 1908 |
Birth Place: | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Death Place: | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Office: | Head of State and Government of Guatemala |
Term Start: | October 20, 1944 |
Term End: | March 15, 1945 |
Predecessor: | Federico Ponce Vaides |
Successor: | Juan José Arévalo |
Spouse: | María Leonor Saravia |
Jorge Toriello Garrido (23 April 1908 – 16 June 1998) was one of the three leaders of the first government that ruled Guatemala from 20 October 1944 to 15 March 1945 as part of the October Revolution. Toriello Garrido, a civilian, led the government along with Captain Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán and Major Francisco Javier Arana after overthrowing the military regime of Juan Federico Ponce Vaides, who had temporarily taken over from ousted dictator Jorge Ubico. He was the Minister of Finance in 1945.[1]