Juan Federico Ponce Vaidez
Juan Federico Ponce Vaidez , also Vaides (born August 26, 1889 - † February 29, 1956 ), was President of Guatemala from July 3, 1944 to October 21, 1944 .
Life
On July 1, 1944, head of state Ubico handed over power to a military junta made up of Generals Federico Ponce Vaidez, Eduardo Villagrán Ariza y Buenaventura Pineda. On July 3, 1944, this junta appointed Juan Federico Ponce Vaidez as head of state . Ubico's foreign minister, Carlos Salazar Argumedo, has retired. Vaidez's government passed laws on sugar refining, charcoal burning and a date for presidential elections.
Exiled opposition politicians misjudged the situation and returned to Guatemala. Dr. Juan José Arévalo therefore had to seek refuge in the Mexican embassy with many others . The Mexican Ambassador Dr. Ortega rented rooms at the Palace Hotel to accommodate her. Ponce's regime was the continuation of the tyranny of the Ubico regime. After he seized power, he forced indigenous people in Guatemala City before a garrote to parade past. Vaidez drove Ubico's armored limousine and put hundreds of workers, students, teachers, lawyers and doctors in jail . His regime has been responsible for numerous murders. He ordered the military , once in the history of Guatemala, to penetrate a session of parliament in order to expel half of the MPs.
October Revolution
His regime was ended by the Revolución de Octubre in mid-October 1944 . A son of Ponce was killed in the fighting. Ponce went into exile in Mexico. He was demoted and expelled from the army as unworthy . Insurgents had armed themselves with weapons from loan and lease law deliveries. Officers took about 70 people into the barracks of the honor guard as prisoners . There the commandant was killed and command was taken over by the insurgents. The Cuartel San José was shot at. Time estimated the number of wounded and killed at around 1,800 people.
Ubico takes refuge in the British embassy. A hated governor was killed in Escuintla. In Guatemala City, 16 people were killed when government forces shot a tank into a crowd. General José Miguel Ramón Ydigoras Fuentes became a military attaché in Washington.
Individual evidence
- ^ Martin, Who's Who in Latin America , Stanford University Press, 1935, p. 367
- ↑ Time , Oct. 30, 1944, revolution
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Ubico Castañeda |
President of Guatemala July 1, 1944–21. October 1944 |
Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ponce Vaidez, Juan Federico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Guatemalan President |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1889 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 29, 1956 |