Eduardo Lonardi

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lonardi and the second or maternal family name is Doucet.

Eduardo Ernesto Lonardi Doucet (Spanish pronunciation: [eðuˈaɾðo loˈnaɾði]; September 15, 1896 – March 22, 1956) was an Argentine Lieutenant General and served as de facto president from September 23 to November 13, 1955.^[1]

Eduardo Lonardi
Lonardi in September 1955
30th President of Argentina
De facto
In office September 23, 1955 – November 13, 1955
Appointed by	Military junta
Vice President	Isaac Rojas (de facto)
Preceded by	José Domingo Molina Gómez (As president of the junta) Himself (As provisional president of the nation)
Succeeded by	Pedro Eugenio Aramburu (de facto)
Provisional President of the Nation[a]
In office 16 September 1955 – 23 September 1955
Preceded by	Juan Perón (As president)
Succeeded by	Himself (As president)
Personal details
Born	(1896-09-15)September 15, 1896 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	March 22, 1956(1956-03-22) (aged 59) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Mercedes Villada Achával (1924–1956)
Profession	Military
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Biography

Lonardi was born on September 15, 1896. His father, Eduardo Policarpo Lonardi Monti was born in Ospitaletto (Brescia),^[2] while his mother, Blanca Delia Doucet Santa Ana, was from Rosario.

Lonardi was appointed military attaché to Chile during the presidency of Ramón Castillo in 1942, shortly afterward he was declared "persona non grata" by the Chilean government on accusations of espionage. Returning to Argentina, he participated in the coup that overthrew Castillo. He then was appointed military attaché to Washington, DC around 1946 where he stayed for a few years. He then permanently returned to Argentina.

President of Argentina

Cover of a magazine after Lonardi came to power.

Eduardo Lonardi, a Catholic nationalist, assumed leadership of the Revolución Libertadora junta that overthrew Juan Perón on September 16, 1955. He was greeted by chants of Cristo Vence ("Christ is Victorious") when arriving in Buenos Aires. Favoring a transition with "neither victors nor vanquished", his conciliatory approach was deemed too soft by the liberal faction of the armed forces, who deposed him less than two months into his de facto presidency and replaced him with hard-liner Pedro Aramburu.^[1]

Later years and death

He went to the United States to receive cancer treatment. He returned to Argentina and died on 22 March 1956 from cancer.

Notes

1. Disputed between Juan Perón and José Domingo Molina Gómez