President of Argentina Pedro E. Aramburu 1903 - 1970

Feb. 14, 1965 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - PEDRO E. ARAMBURU (1903–1970), President of Argentina (1955–58). An army general, he participated in the overthrow of Juan Peron in Sept., 1955. He ruled by decree, suppressing strikes and revolts and vigorously driving the Peronists from business, government, and military posts. He returned the country to constitutional democracy and free elections. He ran unsuccessfully for president in 1963. In May, 1970, he was kidnapped by a Peronist guerrilla group and murdered, for his part in the execution of 27 Peronist leaders after an unsuccessful coup attempt in 1956. PICTURED: Portrait of Pedro Aramburu sitting in his study. (Credit Image: © KEYSTONE Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com)