Edelmiro Julián Farrell

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Farrell and the second or maternal family name is Plaul.

Edelmiro Julián Farrell Plaul (Spanish: [eðelˈmiɾo faˈrel]; 12 February 1887 – 21 October 1980) was an Argentine general. He was the de facto president of Argentina between 1944 and 1946.

Edelmiro Julián Farrell
28th President of Argentina
De facto
In office 9 March 1944 – 3 June 1946
Appointed by	Military junta
Vice President	None (Feb–Jul 1944) Juan Domingo Perón (1944–1945) Juan Pistarini (1945–1946)
Preceded by	Pedro Pablo Ramírez (de facto)
Succeeded by	Juan Domingo Perón
Vice President of Argentina
De facto
In office 15 October 1943 – 24 February 1944
President	Pedro Pablo Ramírez
Preceded by	Sabá Sueyro (de facto)
Succeeded by	Juan Domingo Perón (de facto)
Personal details
Born	(1887-02-12)12 February 1887 Lanús
Died	21 October 1980(1980-10-21) (aged 93) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting place	Cementerio de la Chacarita Buenos Aires
Nationality	Argentine
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Conrada Victoria Torni (1919–1977)
Profession	Military
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Argentina
Branch/service	Argentine Army
Years of service	1907–1946
Rank	Major general

Farrell had a great influence on later Argentine history by introducing his subordinate Juan Perón into government and paving the way for Perón's subsequent political career.

Early life

He was born in 1887 in Villa de los Industriales (Lanús, Buenos Aires). He was the tenth son of Juan C. Farrell (1846–1887) and Catalina Plaul (1852–1917) and the grandson of Matthew Farrell (1803–1860) of County Longford, which was the family seat of the Farrell clan in Ireland as Lords of Annaly, and Mónica Ibáñez (1819–1867).

Military career

Farrell graduated from Argentine military school in 1907 as an infantry sub-lieutenant. He served in an Italian alpine regiment in Fascist Italy between 1924 and 1926. He then returned to Argentina.

After the 1943 coup, Farrell was promoted to brigadier general and became vice-president during the military government of General Pedro Pablo Ramírez, who had deposed President Arturo Rawson. He was simultaneously Minister of War. Farrell appointed Juan Perón as his secretary.

President

Ramírez named Farrell as president on 25 February 1944. Farrell appointed Perón as vice-president. After popular demonstrations in favour of Perón in 1945 made Perón the most influential and important man in the government, Farrell announced presidential elections for 1946, and Perón was elected. On 4 June 1946, Farrell was succeeded as president by Perón. Farrell had been his commander while Perón was a colonel.

Farrell declared war on Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan on 27 March 1945 towards the end of World War II after pressure to get Argentina as part of the Allies after the Inter-American Conference on Problems of War and Peace.

Family

He married on 10 July 1921, to Conrada Victoria Torni (1 January 1895 – 16 August 1977), a teacher. They had three children: Nelly Victoria (born 1923), Jorge Edelmiro (1925–1950), and Susana Mabel (born 1930).

Death

A widower, he died in Buenos Aires in 1980.

In popular culture

Farrell, in the movie Evita, is portrayed by British actor Denis Lill.

Sources

• Mendelevich, Pablo (2010). El Final. Buenos Aires: Ediciones B. ISBN 978-987-627-166-0.

External links

• Short Biography (Spanish)