Succeeded by Juan Antonio Rios Name Jeronimo Mendez Political party Radical Party | Education University of Chile Nationality Chilean Died 1959, Santiago, Chile | |
 | ||
Born September 25, 1887Chanaral, Chile ( 1887-09-25 ) | ||
Jerónimo Méndez Arancibia (September 25, 1887 –14 June 1959) was a Chilean politician who served as provisional president.
He was born in Chañaral, where he completed his secondary studies. In 1914 he graduated as an MD from the Universidad de Chile. President Pedro Aguirre Cerda appointed him Minister of the Interior. At the death of President Aguirre Cerda on November 25, 1941, he became provisional President. He called for presidential elections that were won by Juan Antonio Ríos on February 1, 1942.
References
Jerónimo Méndez Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA