Francisco Medina (1870-1945) was an Argentine military man who served as

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during the presidency of

José Félix Uriburu Lieutenant General José Félix Benito Uriburu y Uriburu (20 July 186829 April 1932) was the President of the Provisional Government of Argentina, ousting the successor to President Hipólito Yrigoyen by means of a military coup and declaring ...

Biography

He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Francisco Medina, born in

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, and Rosa Buasso, daughter of a Genoese family. He was married to Elvira Lamela Canavery, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Baldomero Lamela Luengo, and Elvira Canavery, belonging to a family of

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descent. He was promoted to General de Brigada in 1923 and to General of División in 1929. He spent most of his military career in southern Argentina, where he participated in the last military campaigns of the

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. General Francisco Medina took an active part in the de facto government of José Félix Uriburu and

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Bautismos 1869-1871Francisco Medina (Caras y Caretas)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Medina, Francisco 1870 births 1945 deaths Argentine people of French descent Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine people of Spanish descent Military personnel from Buenos Aires Argentine Army officers Argentine generals Canaveri family