Leopoldo Benites

Leopoldo Benites
Benites in 1973
28th President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office 1973–1974
Preceded by	Stanisław Trepczyński
Succeeded by	Abd al-Aziz Bouteflika
Personal details
Born	(1905-10-17)17 October 1905 Guayaquil, Ecuador
Died	1 January 1996(1996-01-01) (aged 90)
Children	2
Education	University of Guayaquil (BA)
Profession	Politician

Leopoldo Benites (17 October 1905 – 1 January 1996) was an Ecuadorian diplomat who served as the 28th President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1973. He had been the permanent representative of Ecuador since October 1960.^[1]