Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río

Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río (27 November 1893 – 31 October 1969) was President of Ecuador from 1940 to 1944. He was a member of the Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party. During his term, the country lost the 1941 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.

Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Rio
26th President of Ecuador
In office September 1, 1940 – May 28, 1944
Preceded by	Julio Enrique Moreno
Succeeded by	José María Velasco Ibarra
Acting President of Ecuador
In office November 18, 1939 – December 10, 1939
Preceded by	Aurelio Mosquera
Succeeded by	Andrés Córdova
Personal details
Born	(1893-11-27)November 27, 1893 Guayaquil, Ecuador
Died	October 31, 1969(1969-10-31) (aged 75) Quito, Ecuador
Nationality	Ecuadorian
Political party	Radical Liberal
Spouse(s)	Elena Yerovi Matheu ​ ​ (m. 1922; died 1968)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Guayaquil

Arroyo was Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies from 1922 to 1923, and President of the Senate in 1935 and from February 1939 to August 1940.