Ramón Castillo
Ramón S. Castillo Barrionuevo (born November 20, 1873 in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca , Argentina , † October 12, 1944 ) was an Argentine politician and president of the country .
He started studying law at the age of eighteen.
In the late 1930s he was appointed Minister of Justice to the government of President Roberto María Ortiz , after a career as Senator for the Tucumán Province . He was later appointed Vice President.
In 1942, Castillo took over from Roberto Ortiz, who was in poor health. Domestically, he followed an authoritarian, right-wing course. He failed to get the political tensions and wing conflicts within the state and the army under control. Although he nationalized the natural gas industry, his government generally followed an ordoliberal stance on economic issues .
In terms of foreign policy, he sympathized with the Third Reich and National Socialism , but officially pursued a neutral course. There was increasing tension within the government and the military , which resulted in the putsch of the fascist-oriented GOU ( Grupo de Oficiales Unidos ) on June 4, 1943 against the Castillo government.
Castillo died near Buenos Aires in 1944 .
Web links
- Newspaper article about Ramón Castillo in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto María Ortiz |
President of Argentina 1942 - 1943 |
Pedro Pablo Ramírez |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Castillo, Ramon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ramón S. Castillo Barrionuevo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine politician, President of Argentina |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca , Argentina |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1944 |