Jerónimo Méndez President

Jerónimo Méndez Arancibia (September 25, 1887 –14 June 1959) was a Chilean politician who served as provisional president.He was born in Chañaral, where he completed his secondary studies. In 1914 he graduated as an MD from the Universidad de Chile. President Pedro Aguirre Cerda appointed him Minister of the Interior. At the death of President Aguirre Cerda on November 25, 1941, he became provisional President. He called for presidential elections that were won by Juan Antonio Ríos on February 1, 1942.

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Jerónimo Méndez
Birth dateSeptember 25, 1887
Birth place
Chile , Chañaral
Nationality
Chile
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1959
Place of death
Chile , Santiago
Education
University of Chile

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party
Radical Party (Chile)
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