José Félix Uriburu
José Félix Benito Uriburu y Uriburu (born July 20, 1868 in Salta , † April 29, 1932 in Paris ) was an Argentine general . After a military coup he was de facto president of Argentina from September 8, 1930 to February 20, 1932 .
Life
José Félix Uriburu was the nephew of José Evaristo Uriburu , who was Argentine President from 1895 to 1898. In 1930 he led a military coup against incumbent President Hipólito Yrigoyen with the participation of the right-wing Argentine party Liga Patriótica Argentina . With the success of this coup, the década infame (German: infamous decade) began in Argentina .
literature
- Carlos SA Segreti: José Félix Uriburu y la llamada “germanización” del Ejército Argentino . In: Boletin de la Academia Nacional de la Historia, Vol. 68/69 (1997), pp. 115-121.
Web links
- Newspaper article about José Félix Uriburu in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hipólito Yrigoyen |
President of Argentina 1930 - 1932 |
Agustin Pedro Justo |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Uriburu, José Félix |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Uriburu y Uriburu, José Félix Benito |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine military and de facto president of Argentina |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salta |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1932 |
| Place of death | Paris |