Ramón Castillo | |
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 Castilloc. 1941–1943 | |
| 25th President of Argentina | |
| In office Acting: 3 July 1940 – 27 June 1942 | |
| In office 27 June 1942 – 4 June 1943 | |
| Vice President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Roberto María Ortiz |
| Succeeded by | Arturo Rawson |
| 17th Vice President of Argentina | |
| In office 20 February 1938 – 27 June 1942 | |
| President | Roberto María Ortiz |
| Preceded by | Julio Argentino Pascual Roca |
| Succeeded by | Saba Sueyro (1943) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ramón Antonio Castillo Barrionuevo 20 November 1873 |
| Died | 12 October 1944(1944-10-12) (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Political party | PDN (Concordancia) |
| Spouse | María Delia Luzuriaga |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Ramón Antonio Castillo Barrionuevo (20 November 1873 – 12 October 1944) wasPresident of Argentina from 1942 to 1943. He took office after the resignation of PresidentRoberto María Ortiz, under whom he was theVice President. He was a leading figure in the period known as theInfamous Decade, characterised byelectoral fraud,corruption and rule by conservative landowners heading the alliance known as theConcordancia.[1]
Castillo graduated in law from theUniversity of Buenos Aires (UBA) and began a judicial career. He reached the Appeals Chamber of commercial law before retiring and dedicating himself to teaching. He was professor and dean atUBA between 1923 and 1928.
Castillo was named Federal Intervenor ofTucumán Province in 1930. From 1932 until 1935, he was elected to theArgentine Senate forCatamarca Province for theNational Democratic Party and was also Minister of Interior.
From 1938 to 1942, Castillo was vice-president of Argentina under PresidentRoberto Ortiz, who won the election by fraud as the head of theConcordancia. He was acting president from 3 July 1940 to 27 June 1942 due to the illness of President Ortiz, who did not resign until less than a month before his death. Castillo maintained Argentina's neutralityduring World War II. He was overthrown in theRevolution of '43 military coup[2] in the midst of an unpopular attempt to imposeRobustiano Patrón Costas as his successor. Future presidentJuan Domingo Perón was a junior officer in the coup.
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| Preceded by | Vice President of Argentina 1938–1942 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of Argentina 1942–1943 | Succeeded by |
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