Edelmiro Julián Farrell

Edelmiro Farrell
28th President of Argentina De facto
In office February 24, 1944 – June 3, 1946
Vice President	None (Feb–Jul 1944) Juan Perón (1944–1945) Juan Pistarini (1945–1946)
Preceded by	Pedro Pablo Ramírez
Succeeded by	Juan Perón
19th Vice President of Argentina De facto
In office October 15, 1943 – February 24, 1944
President	Pedro Pablo Ramírez
Preceded by	Sabá Héctor Sueyro
Succeeded by	Juan Perón
Personal details
Born	February 12, 1887 Lanús
Died	October 21, 1980 (aged 93) Buenos Aires
Resting place	Cementerio de la Chacarita Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
Political party	none
Spouse(s)	Conrada Victoria Torni (1919–1977)
Profession	Military
Military service
Allegiance	Argentina
Service/branch	Argentine Army
Years of service	1907–1946
Rank	Major General

Edelmiro Julián Farrell Plaul (Spanish pronunciation: [eðelˈmiɾo faˈrel]; February 12, 1887 – October 21, 1980) was an Argentine general. He was the de facto president of Argentina between 1944 and 1946.

Farrell had a great influence on later Argentine history by introducing his subordinate Juan Perón into government and paving the way for Perón's subsequent political career.

Military and political career

He was born on 12 February 1887 in Villa de los Industriales (Lanús, Buenos Aires). He was the tenth son of Juan C. Farrell (1846-1887) and Catalina Plaul (1852–1917), and grandson of Matthew Farrell (1803-1860) of County Longford, Ireland and Mónica Ibáñez (1819-1867). Farrell graduated from Argentine military school in 1907 as an infantry sub-lieutenant. He served in an Italian alpine regiment in Fascist Italy between 1924 and 1926. He then returned to Argentina.

After the 1943 coup, Farrell was promoted to Brigadier General and became vice-president during the military government of General Pedro Pablo Ramírez, who had deposed President Arturo Rawson. He was simultaneously Minister of War. Farrell appointed Juan Perón as his secretary.

Ramírez named Farrell president on February 25, 1944. Farrell appointed Perón as vice-president. After popular demonstrations in favour of Perón in 1945 made Perón the most influential and important man in the government, Farrell announced presidential elections for 1946, in which Perón was elected. On June 4, 1946, Farrell was succeeded as president by Perón, whose commander he had been while Perón was a colonel.

Despite having been brought to power through a coup d'état, Peronist historiography never calls him a dictator.^[1]

Family

Edelmiro Julián Farrell was married on July 10, 1919, to Conrada Victoria Torni (January 1, 1893 - August 16, 1977), a teacher. They had three children: Nelly Victoria (born 1923), Jorge Edelmiro (1925–1950), and Susana Mabel (born 1929).

Death

A widower, Edelmiro Farrell died at the age of 93 in 1980.

Portrayals in the media

Farrell makes several appearances in the movie Evita, portrayed by British actor Denis Lill.

Bibliography

• Mendelevich, Pablo (2010). El Final. Buenos Aires: Ediciones B. ISBN 978-987-627-166-0.

References

1. Mendelevich, p. 147

External links

• Short Biography (Spanish)