Manuel José Estrada Cabrera (21 November 1857 – 24 September 1923) was President of Guatemala from 8 February 1898 to 15 April 1920. November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title of President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1851, when that title was assumed by José Rafael Carrera, who had been acting as head of government as general and caudillo since 1840. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

Manuel Estrada Cabrera took the presidency after the assassination of José María Reina Barrios. He brought stability to Guatemala at the price of often dictatorial rule. He encouraged development of the nation's infrastructure of highways, railroads, and sea ports. The United Fruit Company became an important force in Guatemala during his presidency. José María Reina Barrios (1854 – 1898) was President of Guatemala from 15 March 1892 through 8 February 1898. ... Category: ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... The United Fruit Company (1899–1970) was a major American corporation that traded tropical fruit (primarily bananas and pineapples) grown in Third World plantations and sold in the United States and Europe. ...

In 1906 Cabrera faced serious revolts against his rule; the rebels were supported by the governments of most of the other Central American nations, but Cabrera succeeded in putting them down, in part with the help of Mexico's Porfirio Díaz. Estrada Cabrera continued in power until forced to resign by new revolts in 1920. 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Map of Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. ... José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), Mexican war hero and President (later considered a dictator), ruled Mexico from 1876 until 1911 (with the exception of a four-year period). ...

Estrada Cabrera's most curious legacy was his attempt to foster a Cult of Minerva in Guatemala. He ordered a number of Hellenic style "Temples of Minerva" built in major cities of the country. Minerva and the Muses, by Hans Rottenhammer (1603). ... Ancient Greece is a period in Greek history that lasted for around one thousand years and was extinguished by the newly-powerful Christianity. ...

Estrada Cabrera was immortalized in the novel El Señor Presidente (1946) written by the nobel laureate Miguel Angel Asturias. Miguel Ángel Asturias (October 19, 1899 – June 9, 1974) was a Guatemalan writer and diplomat. ...

See also

• History of Guatemala