Enrique Martínez
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Enrique Martínez was an Argentine
lawyer and politician, governor of Córdoba Province Argentine Vice President during the second Hipólito Yrigoyen
administration.
, and studied there until 1900, when he started his military service. He later studied law at the National University of Córdoba
, receiving a degree in 1911.
Martinez was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
in 1917 to fill the seat vacated by Vice President Elpidio González
. He was elected Governor of Córdoba in December 1927, with José Antonio Ceballos as Vice-Governor, and took office on May 17, 1928. The death, on July 22, of Vice President-elect Francisco Beiró, prompted President-elect Hipólito Yrigoyen
to ask Martínez to take the late Francisco Beiró's place, and on October 12, 1928, he was inaugurated Vice President of Argentina.
Following a series of incidents organized against the populist Yrigoyen, on September 5, 1930, the President took a leave of health, and Martínez assumed the presidency on an acting basis. A coup d'état
overthrew the Yrigoyen administration the following day, however, and both he and Martínez was jailed for two years.
Martínez moved to Buenos Aires
in 1934, and retired from public life. While riding horseback in Villa María
, Córdoba, in 1938, he suffered an accident, and died at age 51.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
lawyer and politician, governor of Córdoba Province Argentine Vice President during the second Hipólito Yrigoyen
Hipólito Yrigoyen
Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Irigoyen Alem was twice President of Argentina . His activism became the prime impetus behind the obtainment of universal suffrage in Argentina in 1912...
administration.
Biography
Martinez was born in CórdobaCórdoba, Argentina
Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
, and studied there until 1900, when he started his military service. He later studied law at the National University of Córdoba
National University of Córdoba
The National University of Córdoba, , is the oldest university in Argentina, and one of the oldest in the Americas. It is located in Córdoba, the capital of Córdoba Province. Since the early 20th century it has been the second largest university in the country in terms of the number of students,...
, receiving a degree in 1911.
Martinez was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
Argentine Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
in 1917 to fill the seat vacated by Vice President Elpidio González
Elpidio González
Elpidio González was an Argentine politician of the Radical Civic Union. He was Vice President from 1922 to 1928 in the Marcelo T. de Alvear administration....
. He was elected Governor of Córdoba in December 1927, with José Antonio Ceballos as Vice-Governor, and took office on May 17, 1928. The death, on July 22, of Vice President-elect Francisco Beiró, prompted President-elect Hipólito Yrigoyen
Hipólito Yrigoyen
Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Irigoyen Alem was twice President of Argentina . His activism became the prime impetus behind the obtainment of universal suffrage in Argentina in 1912...
to ask Martínez to take the late Francisco Beiró's place, and on October 12, 1928, he was inaugurated Vice President of Argentina.
Following a series of incidents organized against the populist Yrigoyen, on September 5, 1930, the President took a leave of health, and Martínez assumed the presidency on an acting basis. A coup d'état
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
overthrew the Yrigoyen administration the following day, however, and both he and Martínez was jailed for two years.
Martínez moved to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
in 1934, and retired from public life. While riding horseback in Villa María
Villa María
Villa María is a city in Córdoba Province, Argentina, and the head town of the General San Martín Department. It is located in the center of rich agricultural land. The area leads the country in production of milk...
, Córdoba, in 1938, he suffered an accident, and died at age 51.