Joaquín Valdés (22 September 1906 – 30 August 1957) was a Salvadoran military officer who served as the
Minister of National Defense
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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
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,
El Salvador
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.
He joined the
Salvadoran Army
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and rose to the rank of Colonel.
On 2 December 1931, the Army
staged a coup and deposed President
Arturo Araujo. Valdés and
Osmín Aguirre y Salinas 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
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (21 October 1882 – 15 May 1966) was a Salvadoran military officer and politician who served as president of El Salvador from 4 December 1931 to 28 August 1934 in a provisional capacity and again in an offi ...
.
Hernández Martínez appointed Joaquín Valdés to be his
Minister of National Defense
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on 4 December 1931.
He served until 1 March 1935 when he was replaced by Brigadier General
Andrés Ignacio Menéndez.
Joaquín Valdés died in
San Salvador
San Salvador () is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its San Salvador Department, eponymous department. It is the country's largest agglomeration, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and fin ...
,
El Salvador
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, on 30 August 1957.
See also
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Civic Directory
*
Minister of National Defense of El Salvador
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Valdes, Joaquin
1906 births
1957 deaths
Defence ministers of El Salvador
Leaders who took power by coup
Salvadoran anti-communists
Salvadoran military personnel
People from San Salvador