Roberto María Ortiz

Jaime Gerardo Roberto Marcelino María Ortiz Lizardi (24 September 1886 – 15 July 1942) was the 19th President of Argentina from 20 February 1938 to 27 June 1942.

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Roberto M. Ortiz
President of Argentina
In office
20 February 1938 – 26 June 1942
Vice PresidentRamón Castillo
Preceded byAgustín P. Justo
Succeeded byRamón Castillo
Personal details
Born(1886-09-24)24 September 1886
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died15 July 1942(1942-07-15) (aged 55)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political partyRadical Civic Union
Other political
affiliations		Concordancia
SpouseMaría Luisa Iribarne Daubert
ProfessionLawyer

Ortiz is a little remembered president. He became president in 1938 following a presidential election that has been described as being among the most fraudulent in Argentine history. His main management objective was to end fraud. The attempt to normalize the institutions confronted him with his vice president, Ramón Castillo, leader of the conservative sectors of the government coalition. The president and vice president belonged to different political groupings. Ortiz was a radical antipersonnel and Castillo, a conservative in the National Democratic Party. Both were part of the formula of Concordancia, a coalition that had ruled since 1932.

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