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{{Villain_Infobox | {{Villain_Infobox | ||
|Image = | |Image = Rojas_pinilla.jpg | ||
|fullname = Gustavo Rojas Pinilla | |fullname = Gustavo Rojas Pinilla | ||
|alias = | |alias = | ||
|origin = Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia | |origin = Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia | ||
|occupation = | |occupation = President of Colombia (1953 - 1957) | ||
|type of villain = Military Dictator | |type of villain = Military Dictator | ||
|goals = Keep Colombia under military rule (failed)<br>Become the democratically-elected President of Colombia (failed) | |goals = Keep Colombia under military rule (failed)<br>Become the democratically-elected President of Colombia (failed) | ||
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>Oppression<br>Embezzlement | |crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>Oppression<br>[[Embezzlement]] | ||
|hobby = }}'''Gustavo Rojas Pinilla''' (12 March 1900 – 17 January 1975) was the 19th President of Colombia from June 1953 to May 1957. An Army General, he mounted a successful ''coup d'état'' against the incumbent President, [[Laureano Gómez Castro]] (1889—1965), imposing martial law and establishing a dictatorship-style government in Colombia. | |hobby = }}'''Gustavo Rojas Pinilla''' (12 March 1900 – 17 January 1975) was the 19th President of Colombia from June 1953 to May 1957. An Army General, he mounted a successful ''coup d'état'' against the incumbent President, [[Laureano Gómez Castro]] (1889—1965), imposing martial law and establishing a [[dictatorship]]-style government in Colombia. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Rojas was born in the city of Tunja, Boyacá, on March 12, 1900, and died in Melgar, Tolima, on January 17, 1975. | Rojas was born in the city of Tunja, Boyacá, on March 12, 1900, and died in Melgar, Tolima, on January 17, 1975. | ||