Roberto María Ortiz
Roberto M. Ortiz | ||
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Vice President Ramón Castillo | | |
Preceded by | Agustín P. Justo | |
Succeeded by | Ramón Castillo | |
Personal details | ||
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 24 September 1886|
Died | 15 July 1942 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 55)|
Political party | Radical Civic Union | |
Other political affiliations | Concordancia | |
Spouse | María Luisa Iribarne Daubert | |
Profession | Lawyer | |
Jaime Gerardo Roberto Marcelino María Ortiz Lizardi (24 September 1886 – 15 July 1942) was the 19th President of Argentina from 20 February 1938 to 27 June 1942.
Ortiz is a little remembered president. He became president in 1938 following a
National Democratic Party. Both were part of the formula of Concordancia, a coalition that had ruled since 1932.[2]
Life
Ortiz was born in Buenos Aires on 24 September 1886. As a student at the University of Buenos Aires, he participated in the unsuccessful Argentine Revolution of 1905. In 1909 he graduated from the university and became a lawyer.[3]
He became active in the
Argentine National Congress in 1920.[3] He served as Minister of Public Works from 1925 to 1928.[3] He supported the Revolution of 1930 and served as Minister of the Treasury from 1936 to 1937.[4]
Presidency
In the
Axis powers.[6] He resigned from the presidency on 24 July 1942, three weeks before dying of bronchial pneumonia at age 55.[9][3]
Honours
See also
References
- ^ "1930/39 La década infame". www.cronista.com. El Cronista. 26 February 2008. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Perochena, Camila (25 April 2021). "Presidentes en la tormenta: Ortiz y Castillo, una puja feroz en el seno del poder". La Nación.
- ^ OCLC 4326477. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "ARGENTINE CABINET FILLED; Roberto O. Ortiz Is Finance Minister in New Set-Up". The New York Times. 1 January 1936. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "ORTIZ ELECTION CERTIFIED; Argentine Congress Proclaims the Winner in Presidential Poll". The New York Times. 26 November 1937. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-1317364665. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "CASTILLO, EX-HEAD I OF ARGENTINA, DIES; Conservative Was Forced Out of Office by Coup in 1943 — Curbed Nation's Press". The New York Times. 13 October 1944. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ISBN 978-0742537415. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "R. M. ORTIZ IS DEAD". The New York Times. 16 July 1942. Retrieved 2 March 2022.