
Luis Telmo Paz y Miño Estrella (15 April 1884–1962), more commonly known as Telmo Paz y Miño, was President of the
Supreme Military Junta of
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...
in July 1925.
Born in the then-
rural
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parroquia
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of
Chillogallo
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Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, wh ...
, in
Quito
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, Ecuador, Gen. Paz y Miño entered military school in 1902.
He held various military and political positions, as well as having been rector of an educational institute. He also wrote various investigative works in geography, history and literature.
See also
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Pazmiño
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The surname is carried by the descendants of members of a ...
External links
Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History
1884 births
1962 deaths
People from Pichincha Province
Ecuadorian generals
Presidents of Ecuador
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