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Revision as of 20:26, 13 February 2022
Colonel Joaquín Valdés | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Civic Directory | |
| In office 2 December 1931 – 4 December 1931 Serving with Osmín Aguirre y Salinas | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 4 December 1931 – 1 March 1935 Acting Minister of National Defense | |
| President | Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (until 28 August 1934) Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (from 28 August 1934) |
| Preceded by | Osmín Aguirre y Salinas |
| Succeeded by | Andrés Ignacio Menéndez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1906 San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Died | 30 August 1957 (aged 50) San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Occupation | Military |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  El Salvador |
| Branch/service | Salvadoran Army |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Commands | National Guard |
| Battles/wars | 1931 Salvadoran coup d'état La Matanza |
Joaquín Valdés (22 September 1906 – 30 August 1957) was a Salvadoran military officer who served as the Minister of National Defense from 1931 to 1935 and as Co-Chairman of the Civic Directory in December 1931.
Biography
Joaquín Valdés was born on 22 September 1906 in San Salvador, El Salvador.[1] He joined the Salvadoran Army and rose to the rank of Colonel.
On 2 December 1931, the Army staged a coup and deposed President Arturo Araujo.[2] Valdés and Osmín Aguirre y Salinas appointed themselves as Co-Chairmen of the Civic Directory of El Salvador[3] The Civic Directory was dissolved on 4 December 1931 and handed the Presidency to former Vice President Brigadier General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez.[3][4]
Hernández Martínez appointed Joaquín Valdés to be his Minister of National Defense on 4 December 1931.[1] He served until 1 March 1935 when he was replaced by Brigadier General Andrés Ignacio Menéndez.[1]
Joaquín Valdés died in San Salvador, El Salvador, on 30 August 1957.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Presidentes de El Salvador - Directorio Civico" [Presidents of El Salvador - Civic Directory]. Presidente Elías Antonio Saca El Salvador (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 21, 2009.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; March 2, 2009 suggested (help) - ^ Bland, Gary "Assessing the transition to democracy" in Tulchin, Joseph S. with Gary Bland (1992) Is there a transition to democracy in El Salvador? Boulder: Westview Press, p 166
- ^ a b Grieb, Kenneth J. (1971). "The United States and the Rise of General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez". Journal of Latin American Studies. 3 (2): 151–172. doi:10.1017/S0022216X00001425.
- ^ "20. El Salvador (1927-present)".