Eduardo Lonardi
| Eduardo Lonardi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 30th President of Argentina De facto | |
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In office September 23, 1955 – November 12, 1955 | |
| Vice President | Isaac Rojas |
| Preceded by | Juan Perón |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Eugenio Aramburu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 15, 1896 Buenos Aires |
| Died |
March 22, 1956 (aged 59) Buenos Aires |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Political party | none |
| Spouse(s) | Mercedes Villada Achával (1924-1956) |
| Profession | Military |
Eduardo Ernesto Lonardi Doucet (Spanish pronunciation: [eðuˈarðo loˈnarði]; September 15, 1896 – March 22, 1956) was an Argentine Lieutenant General and served as de facto president from September 23 to November 13, 1955.[1]
Biography
Lonardi was born on September 15, 1896.
Lonardi was appointed military attache to Chile during the presidency of Ramón Castillo in 1942, but shortly afterwards he was declared "persona non grata" by the Chilean government on accusations of espionage. Returning to Argentina, he participated in the coup that overthrew Castillo. He then was appointed military attache to Washington, DC around 1946 where he stayed for a few years. He then permanently returned to Argentina.
Eduardo Lonardi, a Catholic nationalist, assumed leadership of the Revolución Libertadora junta that overthrew Juan Perón on September 16, 1955. He was greeted by chants of Cristo Vence ("Christ is Victorious") when arriving in Buenos Aires. Favoring a transition with "neither victors nor vanquished", his conciliatory approach was deemed too soft by the liberal faction of the armed forces, who deposed him less than two months into his de facto presidency and replaced him with hard-liner Pedro Aramburu.[1]
He went to the United States to receive cancer treatment. He returned to Argentina and died on 22 March 1956 from cancer.
References
- 1 2 Eduardo Lonardi (October 17, 1955). "The Victor Indicts His Fleeing Foe". Life magazine. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by José Gómez |
President of Argentina 1955 |
Succeeded by Pedro Eugenio Aramburu |
| May Revolution and Independence War Period up to Asamblea del Año XIII (1810–1814) |  | |
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| Supreme Directors of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (1814–1820) | ||
| Unitarian Republic – First Presidential Government (1826–1827) | ||
| Pacto Federal and Argentine Confederation (1827–1862) | ||
| National Organization – Argentine Republic (1862–1880) | ||
| Generation of '80 – Oligarchic Republic (1880–1916) | ||
| First Radical Civic Union terms, after secret ballot (1916–1930) | ||
| Infamous Decade (1930–1943) | ||
| Revolution of '43 military dictatorships (1943–1946) | ||
| First Peronist terms (1946–1955) | ||
| Revolución Libertadora military dictatorships (1955–1958) | ||
| Fragile civilian governments – Proscription of Peronism (1958–1966) | ||
| Revolución Argentina military dictatorships (1966–1973) | ||
| Return of Perón (1973–1976) | ||
| National Reorganization Process military dictatorships (1976–1983) | ||
| Return to democracy (1983–present) | ||