Telmo Vargas

Telmo Vargas
Head of State of Ecuador
In office
1966
Preceded byRamón Castro Jijón
Succeeded byClemente Yerovi
Personal details
Born
Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcázar

(1912-10-09)9 October 1912
San José de Minas, Quito Canton, Ecuador
Died9 August 2013(2013-08-09) (aged 100)
Quito, Ecuador
Military service
Allegiance Ecuador
Branch/serviceArmed Forces of Ecuador
RankGeneral

General Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcázar (9 October 1912 – 9 August 2013) was an Ecuadorian politician. He served as President of Ecuador. He was Chief of Staff of Armed Forces of Ecuador. His army overthrew the military of Ramón Castro Jijón on 29 March 1966.

References

  1. ↑ "Nota Necrologica: Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcázar General de División" (PDF) (Press release) (in Spanish). Asociatión de Generales y Almirates de las Fuerzas Armadas. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "El general más antiguo de las FF.AA. cumple 100 años". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  3. ↑ "El general que actuó como Jefe Supremo por dos días". Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-08-21.