Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río

In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisArroyoand the second or maternal family name isdel Río.

Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río
26thPresident of Ecuador
In office 1 September 1940 – 28 May 1944
Preceded by	Julio Enrique Moreno
Succeeded by	José María Velasco Ibarra
Acting President of Ecuador
In office 18 November 1939 – 10 December 1939
Preceded by	Aurelio Mosquera
Succeeded by	Andrés Córdova
Personal details
Born	(1893-11-27)November 27, 1893 Guayaquil,Ecuador
Died	October 31, 1969(1969-10-31)(aged 75) Quito,Ecuador
Political party	Radical Liberal
Spouse	Elena Yerovi Matheu ​ ​ (m.1922; died 1968)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Guayaquil

Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río(27 November 1893 – 31 October 1969) wasPresidentofEcuadorfrom 1940 to 1944.He was a member of theEcuadorian Radical Liberal Party.During his term, the country lost the 1941Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.

Arroyo wasPresident of the Chamber of Deputiesfrom 1922 to 1923, andPresident of the Senatein 1935 and from February 1939 to August 1940.

See also

• Ecuadorian–Peruvian War