Telmo Vargas
| Telmo Vargas | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcázar 9 October 1912 San José de Minas, Quito Canton, Ecuador |
| Died |
9 August 2013 (aged 100) Quito, Ecuador |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Ecuador |
| Service/branch | Armed Forces of Ecuador |
| Rank | General |
General Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcázar (9 October 1912 – 9 August 2013) was Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Ecuador, who overthrew the military junta of Ramón Castro Jijón on 29 March 1966.[1][2][3][4] After Castro Jijón turned over power to army high command, the high command appointed Clemente Yerovi as president of the civilian junta.[5] As the leader of the army high command, Vargas is considered by some to have briefly served as head of state of Ecuador.[6]
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ramón Castro Jijón |
Head of State of Ecuador as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces 1966 |
Succeeded by Clemente Yerovi |
References
- ↑ "Nota Necrologica: Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcázar General de División" (PDF) (Press release) (in Spanish). Asociatión de Generales y Almirates de las Fuerzas Armadas. 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "El general más antiguo de las FF.AA. cumple 100 años". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- ↑ http://www.elcomerciodelecuador.es/sociedad/general-telmo-oswaldo-vargas-Jefe-Supremo-historia_0_791320954.html
- ↑ http://asogenal.espe.edu.ec/wp-content/uploads/wordpress/REV.-PRESENCIA-2014.pdf
- ↑ Lentz, Harris M. (1994). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 238-239.
- ↑ "Rulers, Countries E".
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