Óscar Diego Gestido

Uruguayan politician (1901–1967)
Succeeded byJorge Pacheco ArecoMember of the National Council of GovernmentIn office
1 March 1963 – 1 March 1967 Personal detailsBorn(1901-11-03)3 November 1901
Montevideo, UruguayDied6 December 1967(1967-12-06) (aged 66)
Montevideo, UruguayPolitical partyColorado PartySpouseElisa de los CamposChildren3Parents
  • Antonio Gestido
    (Father)
  • Josefina Pose
    (Mother)
EducationUniversity of MontevideoOccupationPolitician, Military officerMilitary serviceAllegiance UruguayBranch/serviceUruguayan ArmyYears of service1920–1967RankGeneralCommandsUruguayan Army (March–December 1967)

Óscar Diego Gestido Pose (3 November 1901 – 6 December 1967), was a Uruguayan politician and military officer who was the 32nd President of Uruguay from March 1967 until his death in December of the same year.

Biography

Diego Gestido was from a military background, and served in the military for 36 years before retiring with the rank of general in 1957. Afterwards he had an important participation during the Uruguayan floods of April 1959, being considered a hero. He was also a member of the Colorado Party.

President of Uruguay

On 27 November 1966 elections were celebrated, together with a constitutional referendum which gave place to a new Constitution restoring one-person presidency. Diego Gestido was elected President.

Prominent people in his government included Vice President Jorge Pacheco Areco, César Charlone, Luis Hierro Gambardella, Julio Lacarte Muró, Manuel Flores Mora, and Zelmar Michelini, who later co-founded the Frente Amplio grouping.

Death and succession

Diego Gestido died in office. His remains were buried at the Central Cemetery of Montevideo.[1] His death meant that three Uruguayan Presidents had died in office in a 20-year period. He was immediately succeeded by his vice president, Pacheco Areco.

Family

His brother Álvaro Gestido was a notable Uruguayan football player.

Honors

See also

External links

  • Various editions of Unidad Colorada (Colorado newspaper oriented towards Gestido)

References

  1. ^ "Burial of President Gestido". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2013-03-03.
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