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Óscar Diego Gestido
Óscar Diego Gestido Pose (Montevideo, Uruguay November 28, 1901 – Montevideo, December 6, 1967) was president of Uruguay in 1967.
Biography.
Diego Gestido was from a military background, and served in the military for 36 years before retiring with the rank of general in 1957. Afterwards he had an important participation during the Uruguayan floods of April 1959, being considered a hero.
He was also a member of the Colorado Party.
Biography President of Uruguay.
On 27 November
, was a prominent public representative and opposition leader during the civilian-military administration of 1973-1985. His nephew Luis Alberto Héber has been a prominent National Party Deputy and Senator.
President of the National Council of Government.
In 1958 Héber was elected a member of the National Council of Government, which he presided from 1966 to 1967. His period of office coincided with constitutional changes which envisaged lengthening the President's term of office to 5 years. In the event, however, his successor Óscar Diego Gestido served