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	Galo Plaza Lasso - Encyclopedia.com
		Galo Plaza Lasso, 1906-87, president of Ecuador (1948-52) and secretary-general of the Organization of American States (OAS; 1968-75), b.
		In spite of chronic political turbulence, Plaza brought a measure of economic prosperity to the country; he was the first constitutionally elected president in 28 years to complete his term.
		Galo Plaza Lasso, 80, Dies in Quito;Was Former OAS Secretary General
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-PlazaLas.html (250 words)

	Galo Plaza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Galo Plaza Lasso (1906 – 1987) was president of Ecuador from September 1, 1948 to August 31, 1952, and Secretary General of the Organization of American States (O.A.S.) from 1968 to 1975.
		He was born in New York City in 1906 during the exile of his father, the general and ex-president Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez.
		Galo Plaza Lasso has been recognized for his performance as mediator for the UN in the conflicts in Lebanon (1958), the Congo (1960) and Cyprus (1964-1965).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Galo_Plaza_Lasso (258 words)

	AllRefer.com - Ecuador - Constitutional Rule, 1948-60 \| Ecuadorian or Ecuadoran Information Resource
		Galo Plaza endorsed such democratic guarantees as freedom of the press and the freedom of opponents to voice their opinions, to assemble for political purposes without fear of being jailed or worse, and to be elected to the legislature without fear of being defrauded or arbitrarily dismissed.
		Galo Plaza was able to create a mystique around the idea of his completing his term in office, something no president had accomplished since 1924, and this mystique no doubt helped him achieve his goal.
		As Galo Plaza readily admitted, however, his greatest asset, both politically and economically, was the onset of the nation's banana boom, as diseases plaguing plantations in Central America turned Ecuador into an alternative supplier to the huge United States market.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/ecuador/ecuador23.html (995 words)

	Ecuador history. Constitutional rule 1948-1960
		Galo Plaza brought a developmentalist and technocratic emphasis to Ecuadorian government.
		Galo Plaza endorsed such democratic guarantees as freedom of the press and the freedom of opponents to voice their opinions, to assemble for political purposes without fear of being jailed or worse, and to be elected to the legislature without fear of being defrauded or arbitrarily dismissed.
		As Galo Plaza readily admitted, however, his greatest asset, both politically and economically, was the onset of the nation's banana boom, as diseases plaguing plantations in Central America turned Ecuador into an alternative supplier to the huge United States market.
	www.hipecuador.com /html/ecuador/history/ecuador_constitution.htm (860 words)

	The Galo Plaza Report on Cyprus
		This report of the new U.N. mediator, Galo Plaza, the former president of Ecuador, is generally considered to be one of the best examples of reporting on a complex situation by an official.
		Plaza interview dozens of people on all sides of the Cyprus problem, and carefully weighed and presented the evidence.
		Galo Plaza, submitted to the Secretary-General on 26 March 1965 a report on his activities up to that date.
	www.cyprus-conflict.net /www.cyprus-conflict.net/galo_plaza_report.html (6064 words)

	Galo Plaza Summary
		Galo Plaza Lasso was born on February 17, 1906, in New York, when his father, Gen. Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez, a former president of Ecuador, was on his way to serve as Ecuadorian minister in Washington.
		In 1937 Plaza was elected councilman of Quito and mayor in 1938.
		Thereafter Plaza was able to reorganize the secretariat of the organization so as to render it more efficient, and he gave the OAS the dynamic and straightforward leadership which it had been sadly lacking.
	www.bookrags.com /Galo_Plaza (817 words)

	OAS Children's Page
		En el intervalo de sus períodos presidenciales, el General Plaza fue Ministro en los Estados Unidos, y se encontraba en este país cuando Galo Plaza nació en la ciudad de Nueva York el 17 de febrero de 1906.
		Galo Plaza recibió su educación primaria y secundaria en Quito, y estudió agricultura y economía en la Universidad de California (Berkeley) y en la Universidad de Maryland.
		Tuvo un hijo, Galo y cinco hijas casadas: Elisa, Luz, Rosario, Marcela y Margarita.
	www.oas.org /children/secgen/plaza.html (1055 words)

	Documents 156-175
		Galo Plaza said that it is important to know what type of enosis is being discussed since Makarios' definition is quite different from that of the Greeks.
		Plaza said he told the Turks that he was completely opposed to any physical separation of the communities in a federation scheme and that he would not accept partition as a basis for discussion since he considered a Greek-Turkish border through Cyprus, with Greek-Turkish relations dependent on the unpredictable and volatile Cypriots, as completely unrealistic.
		Galo Plaza noted that the Greeks have spoken of giving the Turks one of their small islands near Cyprus for a military base under a 50 year lease.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ho/frus/johnsonlb/xvi/4769.htm (18865 words)

	Biographies - Secretary General
		General Plaza was married to Avelina Lasso de Plaza, a direct descendant of Captain Diego de Sandoval, one of the founders of Quito in 1534.
		Galo Plaza completed his primary and high school studies in Quito, and he studied agriculture and economics at the University of California (Berkeley) and the University of Maryland.
		Plaza was honored by various countries and recognized by many universities for his work on behalf of world peace and for his contributions to agriculture.
	www.oas.org /documents/eng/biography_sgPlaza.asp (988 words)

	Presidencia de la República - Historia de los Presidentes - Galo Plaza Lasso
		Historia de los Presidentes - Galo Plaza Lasso
		Galo Plaza Lasso nació el 17 de febrero de 1906 en la ciudad de Nueva York.
		Plaza emprendió con fortaleza la tarea de la reconstrucción, es así que trajo al autor de la ley de construcciones antisísmicas de California y trabajó con el Arq.
	www.presidencia.gov.ec /modulos.asp?id=85 (430 words)

	Ecuador Constitutional Rule, 1948-60
		The son of former President Plaza Gutiérrez, he had been born in the United States, where he also attended several universities.
		Galo Plaza was able to create a mystique around the idea of his completing his term in office, something no president had accomplished since 1924, and this mystique no doubt helped him achieve his goal.
		Velasco's fourth turn in the presidency initiated a renewal of crisis, instability, and military domination and ended conjecture that the political system had matured or developed a democratic mold.
	www.country-studies.com /ecuador/constitutional-rule,-1948-60.html (860 words)

	Galo Plaza Lasso - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Galo Plaza Lasso - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Galo Plaza Lasso (1906 – 1987) was an Ecuadorian political figure.
		He served as the president of Ecuador between 1948 and 1952.
	www.music.us /education/G/Galo-Plaza-Lasso.htm (257 words)

	Ecuador - Hazienda Zuleta - Horseback Riding Vacations, Quito - with Hidden Trails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The country lies astride the Equator as the name indicates, but the climate is temperate because the ride is on a hacienda at about 9,000 ft. The main house was built in the 17th century and is a fine example of Spanish colonial architecture.
		Today it is owned by the Plaza family (Galo Plaza was President of Ecuador from 1948 to 1952).
		Never mind that this particular president, Ecuador's Galo Plaza Lasso, has been out of office since 1952.
	www.hiddentrails.com /america-south/ecuador/zuleta-hacienda.htm (363 words)

	General Info about Hacienda Zuleta in Ecuador (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Surrounded by the natural beauty of the Andes Mountains, the fertile valley still bountifully supports its inhabitants and is sited as a model for farming and land use in Ecuador and all of the Andes.
		In another gesture of social consciousness, Galo bequeathed 400 acres in 1963 to Hacienda workers, thus further solidifying the bond between Hacienda Zuleta, the Plaza-Lasso family and the local communities.
		In 1987, Gallo Plaza Lasso passed away, and the farm was once again handed down to the next generation.
	www.hiddentrails.com /america-south/ecuador/zuleta-general.htm (834 words)

	eluniverso.com - Galo Plaza en fotos y objetos - Dic. 13, 2006 - CULTURA
		Guayaquil es la tercera y última ciudad que acoge la exposición Galo Plaza Lasso: su aporte en la historia, la cual ya recorrió este año Quito y Cuenca con motivo de cumplirse este 2006 el centenario del nacimiento del ex presidente de la República.
		La Fundación Galo Plaza Lasso también presenta hoy, a las 18:00, en el salón de la Ciudad del Palacio Municipal (Plaza de la Administración, Pichincha y Clemente Ballén), el libro fotográfico Galo Plaza Lasso 1906-2006.
		La muestra Galo Plaza Lasso: su aporte en la historia se mantendrá abierta hasta el próximo 31 de enero, de martes a sábado, de 09:00 a 17:00.
	www.eluniverso.com /2006/12/13/0001/262/F9D747424B6A43AE84DBF2EF925B2B2F.aspx (669 words)

	The Galo Plaza Lasso Foundation - non-profit organization in Ecuador
		The Galo Plaza Lasso Foundation - non-profit organization in Ecuador
		The Galo Plaza Lasso Foundation is currently managing the
		More about Galo Plaza Lasso and the foundation coming soon...
	www.zuleta.com /html/foundation.html (41 words)

	Indigenous embroidery, weaving project in Ecuador at Hacienda Zuleta
		Without doubt, this is in part due to former Ecuadorian president Galo Plaza Lasso and his wife Doña Rosario, owners of Hacienda Zuleta from the 1940's.
		The aim of the workshop continues to be to supplement the basic agrarian income of the people in the surrounding communities, as well as to preserve the cultural tradition of the Zuleta Embroidery and Dress.
		The workshop is now managed under the auspices of the Galo Plaza Lasso Foundation as a social project benefiting over one hundred families in the Zuleta region.
	www.zuleta.com /html/embroidery.html (643 words)

	Biography of Galo Plaza Lasso \| Life of Galo Plaza Lasso
		After completing his primary and secondary education in Quito, young Plaza went back to the United States and attended the universities of California (Berkeley) and of Maryland and Georgetown University.Back in Ecuador in 1932, Plaza introduced modern techniques in the administration of the family estate, particularly in dairy farming, and his improvements were widely imitated.
		…Cyprus, a mission which turned out to be surprisingly successful in the face of extremely serious difficulties.On February 13, 1968, Plaza was elected secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS).
		Further Reading Plaza's political career is discussed in George I. Blanksten, Ecuador: Constitutions and Caudillos (1951), and Edwin E. Erickson and others, Area Handbook for Ecuador (1966).
	www.essayboom.com /biographies/Galo_Plaza_Lasso-29384.html (281 words)

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		Tras dejar de lado las sudaderas, las chiquillas que conforman los equipos de Isaac Newton y Galo Plaza ingresan a la cancha de La Floresta para rodar las escenas del primer partido de la justa.
		Cabizabajas las chicas de Galo Plaza, se reclaman entre sí, buscan culpables.
		La pequeña Évelyn González, golera de la selección de la escuela Galo Plaza, dijo sentirse triste por la derrota que sufrió junto a sus compañeras.
	www.hoy.com.ec /impnoticia.asp?row_id=195305 (606 words)

	Volunteer Abroad Program - La Fundacion Galo Plaza Lasso
		Volunteer Abroad Program - La Fundacion Galo Plaza Lasso
		FundaciÃ³on Galo Plaza Lasso's Mission Statement: The Galo Plaza Lasso Foundation is a non governmental, non-profit organization that began in order to benefit the rural community of Zuleta and surrounding areas in the province of Imbabura, Ecuador.
		The foundation works to bring to fruition the objectives of the famous ex-president Galo Plaza to empower and educate the local, mainly indigenous, population.
	www.volunteerabroad.com /listingsp3.cfm/listing/27308 (464 words)

	Non Profit Organization -- Indigenous Communities Ecuador (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Galo Plaza Foundation, created in 1995, is a non profit organization with the aim of improving the well-being of the rural community of Zuleta and it's surrounding areas, in the province of Imbabura, Ecuador.
		It strives to carry out the goals that made ex-president Galo Plaza historically famous
		To give the communitites the instruction and tools that they need to determine their necessities and to find their own solutions.
	www.zuletaembroidery.com /gpl.htm (70 words)

	Plaza Books, Book Price Comparison at 130 bookstores
		Plaza & Janes Editores, S.A. listprice: $6.00
		Ten ways to get back to the plaza: Spain's King Phillip II compiled the Laws of the Indies in 1572.
		Search Plaza from UK database and other international databases.
	www.bookfinder4u.com /search_7/Plaza.html (485 words)

	Amazon.com: Problems of Democracy in Latin America (The Weil Lectures on American Citizenship): Books: Galo Plaza Lasso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Amazon.com: Problems of Democracy in Latin America (The Weil Lectures on American Citizenship): Books: Galo Plaza Lasso
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		Galo Plaza, former President of Ecuador, believes the two Americas are growing closer.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0313228779?v=glance (371 words)

	Galo Plaza Lasso Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
		Galo Plaza Lasso Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
		Your search: Books » Author: Galo Plaza Lasso
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