Joaquín Valdés (22 September 1906 – 30 August 1957) was a Salvadoran military officer who served as the

Minister of National Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

from 1931 to 1935 and as Co-chairman of the Civic Directory in December 1931.

Biography

Joaquín Valdés was born on 22 September 1906 in

San Salvador San Salvador (; ) is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital i ...

El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...

. He joined the

Salvadoran Army The Salvadoran Army (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Ejército Salvadoreño'') is the land branch and largest of the Armed Forces of El Salvador. Conflicts The Football War The Football War (also called The Soccer War or 100-hours War) was a ...

and rose to the rank of Colonel. On 2 December 1931, the Army staged a coup and deposed President

Arturo Araujo Arturo Araujo Fajardo (1878 – December 1, 1967) was the president of El Salvador from March 1, 1931, to December 2, 1931. He was overthrown in a military coup led by junior officers, and was forced to flee the country for Guatemala. An agricul ...

. Valdés and

Osmín Aguirre y Salinas Osmín Aguirre y Salinas (25 December 1889 – 17 July 1977) was a Salvadoran military officer and politician who served as the provisional president of El Salvador from 21 October 1944 until 1 March 1945. A Colonel in the Salvadoran Army, Ag ...

appointed themselves as co-chairmen of the Civic Directory of El Salvador The Civic Directory was dissolved on 4 December 1931 and handed the Presidency to former Vice President Brigadier General

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. Hernández Martínez appointed Joaquín Valdés to be his

on 4 December 1931. He served until 1 March 1935 when he was replaced by Brigadier General

Andrés Ignacio Menéndez Brigadier General Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (1 February 1879–7 June 1962) was born in Santa Ana, El Salvador. He served as President of El Salvador from 29 August 1934 to 1 March 1935 and again from 9 May to 20 October 1944. He was overthro ...

. Joaquín Valdés died in

, on 30 August 1957.

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Biography

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