Telmo Vargas
General Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcázar (9 October 1912 – 3 February 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] He died on 3 February 2013 at the age of 100.
Telmo Vargas | |
|---|---|
| Acting President of Ecuador as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces | |
| In office 29 March 1966 – 29 March 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Ramón Castro Jijón |
| Succeeded by | Clemente Yerovi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcázar 9 October 1912 San José de Minas, Quito Canton, Ecuador |
| Died | 3 February 2013 (aged 100) Quito, Ecuador |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ecuador |
| Branch/service |  Ecuadorian Army |
| Rank | General |
From 12 June 2012, when former Somali President Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein died until his own death, Vargas was the world's oldest living former head of state.
References
- "Nota Necrologica: Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcázar General de División" (PDF) (Press release) (in Spanish). Asociación 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. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-03-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- 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. pp. 238–239.
- "Rulers, Countries E".
| 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 |
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