Carlos Mancheno Cajas (9 October 1902-11 October 1996) was President of Ecuador from 23 August to 2 September 1947, succeeding Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra and preceding Mariano Suarez.
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Carlos Mancheno Cajas was born in Riobamba, Ecuador in 1902. He served as colonel in the Ecuadorian Army and as Defense Minister before deposing President Jose Maria Velasco in a 1947 coup and taking control of the country for just ten days. Velasco's vice-president Mariano Suarez removed Mancheno from power shortly after his coup, and he died in 1996.