Alberto Gómez Zárate was a Salvadoran politician who served as Minister of National Defense under President Pío Romero Bosque from 1927 to 1930.[1] He was also a candidate for president in the 1931 general election. Zárate's candidacy had the support of the military, but he eventually lost the election to Arturo Araujo.[2]
Alberto Gómez Zárate | |
|---|---|
| 7th Minister of War and the Navy | |
| In office 1 March 1927 – May 1930 | |
| President | Pío Romero Bosque |
| Preceded by | Pío Romero Bosque |
| Succeeded by | Pío Romero Bosque |
| 5th Attorney General of El Salvador | |
| In office May 1945 – 14 December 1948 | |
| President | Salvador Castaneda Castro |
| Preceded by | Manuel Humberto Rivera |
| Succeeded by | Julio Eduardo Jiménez Castillo |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Salvadoran |
| Political party | National Democratic Party Zaratista Party (1931) |
| Occupation | Politician |
From 1910 to 1912, he served as a substitute deputy of the Legislative Assembly from the San Salvador Department.[3] He served as the attorney general from May 1945 to December 1948.[4]
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ "Exministros de Defense" [Ex-Ministers of Defense]. Armed Forces of El Salvador (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Grieb 1971, pp. 152–153.
- ^ Legislative Assembly 2006, p. 46.
- ^ "Procuraduría General de la República, República de El Salvador en la América Central" [Attorney General of the Republic, Republic of El Salvador in Central America]. Office of the Attorney General. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
Bibliography edit
- Grieb, Kenneth J. (1971). "The United States and the Rise of General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez". Journal of Latin American Studies. 3 (2): 151–172. doi:10.1017/S0022216X00001425. JSTOR 156558.
- Historia del Órgano Legislativo de la República de El Salvador 1824–2006: 1900–1936 [History of the Legislative Organ of the Republic of El Salvador 1824–2006: 1936–2006] (PDF) (in Spanish) (III ed.). Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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