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|alias =The Hitler of Guatemala<br>Number Five<br>Central America Napoleon | |alias =The Hitler of Guatemala<br>Number Five<br>Central America's Napoleon | ||
|origin =Guatemala City, Guatemala | |origin =Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
|occupation =Dictator of Guatemala (1931-1944) | |occupation =Dictator of Guatemala (1931-1944) | ||
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Jorge Ubico Castañeda (November 10, 1878 – June 14, 1946), nicknamed Number Five and also known as Central America's Napoleon, was a Guatemalan dictator. A general in the Guatemalan army, he was elected to the presidency in 1931, in an election where he was the only candidate. He continued his predecessors' policies of giving massive concessions to the United Fruit Company and wealthy landowners, as well as supporting their harsh labor practices.[1][2] Ubico has been described as "one of the most oppressive tyrants Guatemala has ever known" who compared himself to Adolf Hitler.[3] He was removed by a pro-democracy[4] uprising in 1944, which led to the ten-year Guatemalan Revolution.