In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chacón and the second or maternal family name is González.
Lázaro Chacón González (27 June 1873 – 9 April 1931) was the acting President of Guatemala from 26 September 1926 to 18 December 1926 and President of Guatemala from 19 December 1926 to 2 January 1931.
Born in Teculután, Zacapa he was the son of Juan José Chacón Paiz and Soledad González Paiz who died during his birth. He is grandson of José Deciderio Chacón and María del Rosario Paiz, and also grandson of Vicente González Chacón and Josefa Paiz Cordón.
Chacón's aunt, Cleta Chacón became his adopted mother. He married Josefina Pazos.
On 25 May 1926, El Imparcial -a private newspaper- had published a news flash: Martial law enacted which referred to executive decree 916, in which President Orellana had suspended the individual guarantees contained in the Constitution; the main reason for such decision was that "insidious and unpatriotic activities of certain elements" tended "to disrupt the peace and development of the country", which, at once, made it impossible to solve the national economic problem. Although El Imparcial was not circulating regularly in the previous days -due to a government boycott-, after May 26 it ceased publication indefinitely. Thereafter, only the official news outlets, such as Diario de Centro América and El Guatemalteco, could circulate, carrying irrelevant information.[1] The story took a sudden turn on Sunday September 26, when, at 0:15 pm, Orellana died during a vacation trip to Antigua Guatemala; he was in a room at Hotel Manchén. "A violent angina attack ended the life of our illustrious president," explained Diario de Centro America in a special edition that day.[1] These strange circumstances led to the suspicion that he was poisoned.[2] General Lázaro Chacón assumed as interim President and immediately lifted Martial Law and allowed private newspaper to be published again.[1]
Presidencyedit
Chacón was first appointed to the position of Chairman and interim president following the death of General José María Orellana. He then called for elections in which his main opponent was general Jorge Ubico. Chacón defeated Ubico thanks in part to the strong campaign that journalist Clemente Marroquín Rojas made against the latter in his column called Desnudando al ídolo.[Note 1][3] Chacón government took some liberties such as creating the National Mortgage Bank (Crédito Hipotecario Nacional) as well as constructing the Faculty of Medicine building for the Faculty of Natural Sciences. During his tenure the Legislative Palace and the national railroad were also completed. During his presidency, the Guatemalan currency was stabilized, but Guatemala suffered the effects of the Great Depression in 1929.
Stroke and resignationedit
In December, 1930 the following events occurred in a rapid succession:[4][5][6]
On 12 December, General Chacón suffers a stroke that forces him to resign.
General Mauro de León, first designated successor to the Presidency apparently resigns.
Lawyer and cabinet member Baudilio Palma, second designated successor, is appointed interim President.
On 17 December 1930 a coup d'etat led by general Manuel María Orellana Contreras[Note 2] forces Palma to resign after a short battle inside the Presidential Palace. During the fight, that lasted no more than an hour, both Palma and Mauro de León died. The Liberal Progresista party places general Roderico Anzueto in the key position of Chief of Police.[Note 3]
On 2 January 1931 José María Reina Andrade is appointed interim President, after the foreign nations representatives refuse to deal with Orellana Contreras and calls for presidential elections.
On 7 February 1931, general Jorge Ubico Castañeda wins the elections and is sworn as President. The Liberal Party joined with the Progressives to nominate Ubico as Andrade's successor, and although he was the only candidate on the ballot, he received 305,841 votes on February, 1931.[7][unreliable source?][unreliable source?] In his inaugural address, he pledged a "march toward civilization". Once in office, he began a campaign of efficiency that included assuming dictatorial power.
Deathedit
Chacón died in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on 9 April 1931 at age 57 as a consequence of his stroke.[8]
Additional informationedit
His granddaughter Josefina Chacon de Machado was a magistrate and President of the Guatemalan Supreme Court.
His grandson Carlos Gilberto Chacon Torrebiarte was also magistrate and President of the Guatemalan Supreme Court.
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Chacon and the second or maternal family name is Gonzalez Lazaro Chacon Gonzalez 27 June 1873 9 April 1931 was the acting President of Guatemala from 26 September 1926 to 18 December 1926 and President of Guatemala from 19 December 1926 to 2 January 1931 General of DivisionLazaro Chacon GonzalezPresident of GuatemalaIn office 26 September 1926 12 December 1930Vice PresidentFirst Vice President Miguel LarraveMauro de LeonRodolfo A MendozaMario LeonSecond Vice President Federico Aguilar ValenzuelaMauro De LeonRodolfo SandovalArturo Ramirez Baudilio PalmaPreceded byJose Maria OrellanaSucceeded byBaudilio PalmaFirst Vice President of GuatemalaIn office 28 April 1925 18 December 1926PresidentJose Maria OrellanaPreceded byAurelio RecinosSucceeded byMiguel LarravePersonal detailsBorn 1873 06 27 27 June 1873Teculutan Zacapa GuatemalaDied8 April 1931 1931 04 08 aged 57 New Orleans Louisiana USPolitical partyUnionist PartySpouseJosefina de ChaconChildrenLazaro Chacon Alfredo Chacon Gilberto ChaconProfessionGeneral and PoliticianBorn in Teculutan Zacapa he was the son of Juan Jose Chacon Paiz and Soledad Gonzalez Paiz who died during his birth He is grandson of Jose Deciderio Chacon and Maria del Rosario Paiz and also grandson of Vicente Gonzalez Chacon and Josefa Paiz Cordon Chacon s aunt Cleta Chacon became his adopted mother He married Josefina Pazos Contents 1 Interim President 2 Presidency 2 1 Stroke and resignation 3 Death 4 Additional information 5 Notes and references 5 1 Notes 5 2 References 5 3 BibliographyInterim President editOn 25 May 1926 El Imparcial a private newspaper had published a news flash Martial law enacted which referred to executive decree 916 in which President Orellana had suspended the individual guarantees contained in the Constitution the main reason for such decision was that insidious and unpatriotic activities of certain elements tended to disrupt the peace and development of the country which at once made it impossible to solve the national economic problem Although El Imparcial was not circulating regularly in the previous days due to a government boycott after May 26 it ceased publication indefinitely Thereafter only the official news outlets such as Diario de Centro America and El Guatemalteco could circulate carrying irrelevant information 1 The story took a sudden turn on Sunday September 26 when at 0 15 pm Orellana died during a vacation trip to Antigua Guatemala he was in a room at Hotel Manchen A violent angina attack ended the life of our illustrious president explained Diario de Centro America in a special edition that day 1 These strange circumstances led to the suspicion that he was poisoned 2 General Lazaro Chacon assumed as interim President and immediately lifted Martial Law and allowed private newspaper to be published again 1 Presidency editChacon was first appointed to the position of Chairman and interim president following the death of General Jose Maria Orellana He then called for elections in which his main opponent was general Jorge Ubico Chacon defeated Ubico thanks in part to the strong campaign that journalist Clemente Marroquin Rojas made against the latter in his column called Desnudando al idolo Note 1 3 Chacon government took some liberties such as creating the National Mortgage Bank Credito Hipotecario Nacional as well as constructing the Faculty of Medicine building for the Faculty of Natural Sciences During his tenure the Legislative Palace and the national railroad were also completed During his presidency the Guatemalan currency was stabilized but Guatemala suffered the effects of the Great Depression in 1929 Stroke and resignation edit In December 1930 the following events occurred in a rapid succession 4 5 6 On 12 December General Chacon suffers a stroke that forces him to resign General Mauro de Leon first designated successor to the Presidency apparently resigns Lawyer and cabinet member Baudilio Palma second designated successor is appointed interim President On 17 December 1930 a coup d etat led by general Manuel Maria Orellana Contreras Note 2 forces Palma to resign after a short battle inside the Presidential Palace During the fight that lasted no more than an hour both Palma and Mauro de Leon died The Liberal Progresista party places general Roderico Anzueto in the key position of Chief of Police Note 3 On 2 January 1931 Jose Maria Reina Andrade is appointed interim President after the foreign nations representatives refuse to deal with Orellana Contreras and calls for presidential elections On 7 February 1931 general Jorge Ubico Castaneda wins the elections and is sworn as President The Liberal Party joined with the Progressives to nominate Ubico as Andrade s successor and although he was the only candidate on the ballot he received 305 841 votes on February 1931 7 unreliable source unreliable source In his inaugural address he pledged a march toward civilization Once in office he began a campaign of efficiency that included assuming dictatorial power Death editChacon died in New Orleans Louisiana United States on 9 April 1931 at age 57 as a consequence of his stroke 8 Additional information editHis granddaughter Josefina Chacon de Machado was a magistrate and President of the Guatemalan Supreme Court His grandson Carlos Gilberto Chacon Torrebiarte was also magistrate and President of the Guatemalan Supreme Court Notes and references edit nbsp Guatemala portal nbsp Biography portal nbsp Politics portalNotes edit Desnudando al idolo Showing the idol as he really is First cousin of late former president Jose Maria Orellana Anzueto would eventually become one of President Jorge Ubico main supporters during his 14 year presidency References edit a b c Villalobos Viato 2013 Hernandez de Leon 1930a Ishlaj Conde de Gonzalez 2006 Time 1930 Time 1931 Diaz Romeu 1996 p 37 42 Rare Distinction of Gen Ubico s Election San Antonio Express February 12 1931 p3 Aqui Guatemala n d Bibliography edit Aqui Guatemala n d Lazaro Chacon Aqui Guatemala in Spanish Guatemala Archived from the original on 27 January 2011 Asociacion de Amigos del Pais 2004 Diccionario historico biografico de Guatemala in Spanish 1st ed Guatemala Amigos del Pais Fundacion para la Cultura y el Desarrollo ISBN 99922 44 01 1 Diaz Romeu Guillermo 1996 Del regimen de Carlos Herrera a la eleccion de Jorge Ubico Historia general de Guatemala 1993 1999 in Spanish Guatemala Asociacion de Amigos del Pais Fundacion para la Cultura y el Desarrollo 5 37 42 Archived from the original on 12 January 2015 Red Boa 2012 Historia del Diario de Centro America PDF Foro Red Boa in Spanish Archived from the original PDF on 20 July 2014 Retrieved 20 September 2014 Fuentes Oliva Regina September 2012 1920 una decada de cambios educativos para Guatemala Boletin AFEHC in Spanish 54 Retrieved 1 December 2014 Hernandez de Leon Federico December 1930 Golpe de Estado contra presidente Baudilio Palma Nuestro Diario in Spanish Guatemala 1930a El Libro de las Efemerides in Spanish Guatemala Tipografia Sanchez y de Guise Ishlaj Conde de Gonzalez Y A 2006 Clemente Marroquin Rojas su vida y su obra PDF in Spanish Guatemala Tesis Universidad de San Carlos Villagran Kramer Francisco 1993 Biografia politica de Guatemala in Spanish Vol 1 3rd ed Guatemala FLACSO p 411 ISBN 9789993972815 Villalobos Viato Roberto August 2013 La noticia nunca publicada por El Imparcial Prensa Libre in Spanish Guatemala Archived from the original on 29 August 2013 Retrieved 26 July 2014 Time 1930 Wrong horse No 2 Time magazine US Archived from the original on 4 January 2013 1931 We are not amused Time magazine US Archived from the original on 15 December 2008 Political officesPreceded byJose Maria Orellana nbsp President of Guatemala1926 1931 Succeeded byBaudilio Palma acting Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lazaro Chacon Gonzalez amp oldid 1212070475, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
