Óscar Diego Gestido

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gestido and the second or maternal family name is Pose.

General Óscar Diego Gestido
Diego Gestido in 1967
32nd President of Uruguay
In office 1 March 1967 – 6 December 1967
Vice President	Jorge Pacheco Areco
Preceded by	Alberto Héber Usher (as Chairman of the Uruguayan National Council Government) Andrés Martínez Trueba (as President, 1952)
Succeeded by	Jorge Pacheco Areco
Member of the National Council of Government
In office 1 March 1963 – 1 March 1967
Personal details
Born	(1901-11-03)3 November 1901 Montevideo, Uruguay
Died	6 December 1967(1967-12-06) (aged 66) Montevideo, Uruguay
Political party	Colorado Party
Spouse	Elisa de los Campos
Children	3
Parents	Antonio Gestido (Father) Josefina Pose (Mother)
Education	University of Montevideo
Occupation	Politician, Military officer
Military service
Allegiance	Uruguay
Branch/service	Uruguayan Army
Years of service	1920–1967
Rank	General
Commands	Uruguayan Army (March–December 1967)

Óscar Diego Gestido Pose (3 November 1901 – 6 December 1967), was a Uruguayan politician and military officer who was the 32nd President of Uruguay from March 1967 until his death in December of the same year.

Biography

Diego Gestido was from a military background, and served in the military for 36 years before retiring with the rank of general in 1957. Afterwards he had an important participation during the Uruguayan floods of April 1959, being considered a hero. He was also a member of the Colorado Party.

President of Uruguay

On 27 November 1966 elections were celebrated, together with a constitutional referendum which gave place to a new Constitution restoring one-person presidency. Diego Gestido was elected President.

Prominent people in his government included Vice President Jorge Pacheco Areco, César Charlone, Luis Hierro Gambardella, Julio Lacarte Muró, Manuel Flores Mora, and Zelmar Michelini, who later co-founded the Frente Amplio grouping.

Death and succession

Diego Gestido died in office. His remains were buried at the Central Cemetery of Montevideo. His death meant that three Uruguayan Presidents had died in office in a 20-year period. He was immediately succeeded by his vice president, Pacheco Areco.

Family

His brother Álvaro Gestido was a notable Uruguayan football player.

Honors

• Rivera International Airport is named after him.

See also

• Politics of Uruguay

External links

• Various editions of Unidad Colorada (Colorado newspaper oriented towards Gestido)