Jerónimo Méndez Arancibia (; September 25, 1887 – 14 June 1959) was a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

an politician who served as provisional president. He was born in

Chañaral Chañaral is a small coastal city and commune in the Atacama Region, Chile and capital of the Chañaral Province. It is largely unknown by tourists, who generally head straight for towns such as San Pedro de Atacama. The town has no high rise bu ...

, where he completed his secondary studies. In 1914 he graduated as an MD from the Universidad de Chile. President

Pedro Aguirre Cerda Pedro Abelino Aguirre Cerda (; February 6, 1879 – November 25, 1941) was a Chilean political figure, educator, and lawyer who served as the 22nd president of Chile from 1938 until his death in 1941. A member of the Radical Party since 1906, ...

appointed him

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

. At the death of President Aguirre Cerda on November 25, 1941, he became provisional President. He called for presidential elections that were won by

Juan Antonio Ríos Juan Antonio Ríos Morales (; November 10, 1888 – June 27, 1946) was a Chilean political figure who served as president of Chile from 1942 to 1946, during the height of World War II. He died in office. Early life Ríos was born at the ''Hu ...

on February 1, 1942.

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Jerónimo Méndez
1887 births 1959 deaths Presidents of Chile Chilean Ministers of Health People from Chañaral University of Chile alumni Chilean people of Basque descent Members of the Senate of Chile Vice presidents of Chile Liceo Gregorio Cordovez alumni Mayors of places in Chile Radical Party of Chile politicians {{Chile-politician-stub