José María Guido

José María Guido (29 August 1910 – 13 June 1975) was President of Argentina, from 30 March 1962 to 12 October 1963.^[1]

José María Guido
President of Argentina
In office 29 March 1962 – 12 October 1963
Vice President	None
Preceded by	Arturo Frondizi
Succeeded by	Arturo Umberto Illia
Provisional President of the Senate
In office 31 March 1958 – 29 March 1962
Preceded by	Ramón Albariño
Succeeded by	Eduardo Gamond
National Senator
In office 1 May 1958 – 29 March 1962
Constituency	Río Negro
Personal details
Born	José María Guido Cibeira (1910-08-29)29 August 1910 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	13 June 1975(1975-06-13) (aged 64) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting place	La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political party	Radical Civic Union
Spouse	Purificación Areal
Alma mater	National University of La Plata
Profession	Lawyer

Biography

Early life

José María Guido was born in Buenos Aires on August 29, 1910. He was one of two sons of J.M.E. Guido and Carmen Cibeda de Guido, Italian immigrants. He attended grade school in the capitol, and graduated from the University of La Plata law school in 1940.^[2]

Political career

Guido was elected to the Argentine Senate for Río Negro Province in 1958, representing the Intransigent Radical Civic Union (UCRI). He was elected Provisional President of the Senate and became first in line to the Presidency following the resignation of Vice-President Alejandro Gómez.^[1]

Presidency

Following the provincial victory of the newly re-legalised Peronists, the military deposed President Arturo Frondizi but reluctantly allowed Guido to assume the Presidency, with the support of the Supreme Court of Argentina.^[3] Guido thus became the only civilian to take power in Argentina by military coup.

Guido directed Congress to annul the 1962 election results and suppressed the Peronist cause again. His presidency was marked by violent confrontations between rival military factions, culminating in the 1963 Argentine Navy Revolt, which Guido's government successfully suppressed. Elections were allowed to take place in 1963 which brought Arturo Umberto Illia to power.

References

1. Lentz, Harris M. (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 1888. ISBN 978-1-134-26497-1.
2. "Argentina's Quiet Chief; Jose Maria Guido". timesmachine.nytimes.com. 3 April 1963. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
3. Karst, Kenneth L.; Karst, Kenneth L.; Rosenn, Keith S. (1 January 1975). Law and Development in Latin America: A Case Book. University of California Press. pp. 199–202. ISBN 978-0-520-02955-2.

 

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Political offices
Preceded by Arturo Frondizi	President of Argentina 1962–1963	Succeeded by Arturo Umberto Illia