José Domingo Molina Gómez (26 September 1896 – 5 April 1969) was the Commander and Chief of the

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. Grandson of former president of Argentina

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, he appears to have temporarily taken "the reins of Government" on 19 September 1955. This was following the

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which had begun on 16 September 1955.

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would eventually be recognized as the '' de facto''

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on 23 September 1955.

Biography

Born in

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on September 26, 1896, was the son of Daniel Molina Avellaneda and Melitona Gómez. His grandfather was

, former president of Argentina. In his early career, José Domingo married Delina del Carmen Botana in Choya,

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. He was appointed as

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of the National Gendarmerie Argentina from 1945 to 1947. He was then appointed as the Commander and Chief of the

. The

began on September 16, 1955. On September 19, 1955 President

Juan Perón Juan Domingo Perón (, , ; 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine military officer and Statesman (politician), statesman who served as the History of Argentina (1946-1955), 29th president of Argentina from 1946 to Revolución Libertad ...

wrote what appeared to be a resignation letter. A military junta composed of general José Domingo Molina and other military officers, was created with Molina at "the reins of Government". The next morning Perón asked for asylum in

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, leaving the government in the hands of the military junta.

would eventually be recognized as the '' de facto''

on September 23, 1955. On October 3, 1955 Molina was arrested by

and later released. He died in Buenos Aires on 5 April 1969 at the age of 72.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Molina Gomez, Jose Domingo 1896 births 1969 deaths Military personnel from Buenos Aires Argentine generals