Honorio Pueyrredón (June 9, 1876 – September 23, 1945) was an

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lawyer, university professor, diplomat and politician. Born in

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, Pueyrredón graduated at the Faculty of Law of the

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in 1896, where he would also later teach. Originally affiliated to the National Civic Union, he later became a prominent figure in the

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, and was named Minister of Agriculture in 1916 by

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, and was

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between 1917 and 1922. During this last term Pueyrredón was also chief of the Argentine delegation at the first gathering of the

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, where he served as vice-president of the first assembly of 1920. In 1922 Pueyrredón was named Argentine Ambassador to the

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, a post he also held in

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years later. He was also president of the Argentine delegation to the XI

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held in

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in 1930, but the elections were invalidated by

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José Félix Uriburu José Félix Benito Uriburu (20 July 186829 April 1932) was an Argentine military officer and politician, he was the President of the Provisional Government of Argentina, ousting the successor to President Hipólito Yrigoyen by means of a ...

, whose coup d'etat toppled Yrigoyen. He continued his political activity, firmly following Yrigoyen ideas, until he was exiled during the ''

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'' because of his political tendencies. He returned to Argentina several years later, and died in Buenos Aires in 1945.

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Biographical sources

*''Historical Dictionary of Argentina''. London: Scarecrow Press, 1978. 1876 births 1945 deaths Argentine people of Basque descent University of Buenos Aires alumni Academic staff of the University of Buenos Aires Radical Civic Union politicians Foreign ministers of Argentina Ambassadors of Argentina to the United States Ambassadors of Argentina to Cuba Governors of Buenos Aires Province Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery {{Argentina-politician-stub