Ramón Castro Jijón Explained

Ramón Castro Jijón
Office:Acting President of Ecuador
Term Start:11 July 1963
Term End:29 March 1966
Predecessor:Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
Successor:Telmo Vargas
Birth Date:15 November 1915
Birth Place:Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Death Place:Quito, Ecuador
Rank:Commander

Admiral Ramón Castro Jijón (15 November 1915  - 1 November 1984) was President of Ecuador 11 July 1963 to 29 March 1966. He was appointed commander of the Ecuadorian Navy by Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, whom he later overthrew in a coup. For his entire term as President he was chairman of a military junta.

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