José María Guido

José María Guido
33rd President of Argentina
de facto
In office
March 29, 1962  October 12, 1963
Preceded by Arturo Frondizi
Succeeded by Arturo Umberto Illia
Personal details
Born (1910-08-29)August 29, 1910
Buenos Aires
Died June 13, 1975(1975-06-13) (aged 64)
Buenos Aires
Nationality Argentine
Political party Disident of Intransigent Radical Civic Union (UCRI)
Spouse(s) Purificación Areal
Profession Lawyer

José María Guido (August 29, 1910 June 13, 1975) was an de facto President of Argentina from 30 March 1962 to 12 October 1963.

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. 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. 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.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Arturo Frondizi
President of Argentina
19621963
Succeeded by
Arturo Umberto Illia
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