Pedro Pablo Ramírez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pedro Pablo Ramírez

President of Argentina

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1884

Place of Birth: La Paz, Entre Ríos, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina

Date of Death: 12-May-1962

Profession: military personnel, politician, soldier

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Pedro Pablo Ramírez

  • Pedro Pablo Ramirez Menchaca (January 30, 1884 – May 12, 1962) was the fascist-leaning President of Argentina from June 7, 1943 to February 24, 1944.
  • He was the founder and leader of Guardia Nacional, Argentina's Fascist militia.After graduating from the Argentine military college in 1904 as a second lieutenant, Ramírez was promoted in 1910 as first lieutenant of the cavalry.
  • In 1911, he was sent to Germany for training with the Fifth Hussars cavalry in Kaiser Wilhelm's Prussian Army.
  • He returned home in 1913, with a German wife, prior to the outbreak of World War I.
  • Advancing in rank as a specialist in cavalry tactics, he assisted fellow General José Félix Uriburu in a authoritarian coup that deposed Hipólito Yrigoyen in 1930.
  • Ramírez was sent to Rome to observe Mussolini's army until his return in 1932. When Uriburu set free elections and died, General Ramírez worked behind the scenes to plan a return of fascism to Argentina.
  • Over the next several years, he organized the Milicia Nacionalista (later the Guardia), and authored a program for a state ruled by the militia.
  • In 1942, Ramírez was appointed as War Minister by President Ramón Castillo, and began to reorganize the Argentine Army.
  • At the same time, the Guardia Nacional joined with another party to form "Recuperacion Nacional," a fascist political party.
  • Castillo fired Ramírez following a cabinet meeting on May 18, 1943.
  • Two weeks later, on June 4, 1943, Ramírez assisted Arturo Rawson in overthrowing Castillo's government, and was again made Minister of War.
  • Three days later, on June 7 Ramírez forced Rawson's resignation and maintained Argentina's neutrality during World War II.
  • Argentina was torn by then between Britain, who wanted the country to stay neutral, and the U.S., who wanted it to join the Allies.
  • Ramírez stayed neutral and, consequently, the United States refused requests for Lend-Lease aid.
  • Argentina finally declared war on Germany and Japan during the government of Edelmiro Farrell. Despite having been brought to power through a coup d'état, Peronist historiography never calls him a dictator.

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