Velasco Ibarra (English)

Japanese: ベラスコ･イバラ（英語表記）José María Velasco Ibarra

1893‐1979
Ecuadorian politician. Born in Quito, he worked as a lawyer and university professor before running for president as a candidate for the Conservative Party in 1934 and winning. He served as president five times until 1968, but only completed one term. In 1935, the year after he first became president, he was ousted in a military coup, and he founded the Democratic Union and consolidated his power in cooperation with the Communist Party and the Socialist Party. In 1944, he overthrew the Liberal Party's Arroyo government and was re-elected, deepening his confidence as a caudillo politician. An impassioned orator, he captivated the masses with his famous line, "Give me a balcony and I will govern," and was re-elected in 1952.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1893‐1979
エクアドルの政治家。キトに生まれ，弁護士，大学教授を経て1934年に保守党より大統領選に立候補して当選，以後68年まで5回にわたり同国大統領に就任したが，任期を満了したのは1期のみである。初めて大統領となった翌1935年には早くも軍事クーデタで失脚，新たに民主同盟を創設し共産党，社会党と協調して勢力を固め，44年には自由党のアロヨ政権を打倒した後再選され，カウディーリョ政治家としての自信を深めた。熱弁家で〈我にバルコニーを与えよ，しからば統治せん〉の名文句で大衆をひきつけ，52年に3選された。

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