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Edelmiro J. Farrell

president of Argentina
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Edelmiro Julián Farrell
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August 12, 1887, Avellaneda, Argentina
Died:
October 31, 1980, Buenos Aires (aged 93)
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Edelmiro J. Farrell (born August 12, 1887, Avellaneda, Argentina—died October 31, 1980, Buenos Aires) was an army general and politician who served as president of Argentina from 1944 to 1946.

Farrell became minister of war and then vice president under Gen. Pedro Pablo Ramírez. When the latter resigned under pressure, Farrell became president of Argentina. In that capacity, Farrell took a historic step when, under U.S. pressure, he declared war on Germany and Japan during World War II. On June 4, 1946, Juan D. Perón, Farrell’s labour minister, was elected president, and Farrell retired from public life.

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