Gustavo Vides

Gustavo Vides was a politician from El Salvador who was Vice President of El Salvador during the presidency of Pío Romero Bosque.

Gustavo Vides
Vice President of El Salvador
In office
1 March 1927 – 1 March 1931
PresidentPío Romero Bosque
Preceded byPío Romero Bosque
Succeeded byMaximiliano Hernández Martínez
Minister of Finance
In office
1 March 1923 – 1 March 1927
PresidentAlfonso Quiñónez Molina
Preceded byReyes Arrieta Rossi
Succeeded byReyes Arrieta Rossi
Personal details
BornSanta Ana, El Salvador
Political partyNational Democratic Party

He was born about year 1880.[1] He was born in Santa Ana to an old aristocratic family. He studied engineering in the United States.[2] Vides was minister of finance in the cabinet of Alfonso Quiñónez Molina from 1923 to 1927. In December 1926 he got the nomination from the National Democratic Party for vice presidency in the elections of 1927[2] as the running mate of Pío Romero Bosque,[3] who won the election.[4]

Vides was Vice President of El Salvador[5] from 1 March 1927 to 1 March 1931.

He was considered a wealthy man who was not seen in the social circles of the capital.[2]

References
  1. "British Documents on Foreign Affairs--reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print: From 1940 through 1945. Latin America. Part III. Series D". University Publications of America. 1998.
  2. "British Documents on Foreign Affairs--reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print: South America and Mexico, 1924-1927". University Publications of America. 1989.
  3. Leistenschneider, María (1980). "Gobernantes de El Salvador: biografías" (in Spanish). Publicaciones del Ministerio del Interior.
  4. "British Documents on Foreign Affairs--reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print: South America and Mexico, 1927-1929". University Publications of America. 1989.
  5. Martin, Frederick; Keltie, Sir John Scott; Renwick, Isaac Parker Anderson; Epstein, Mortimer; Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry; Paxton, John; Hunter (Librarian), Brian; Turner, Barry (1930). "The Statesman's Year-book". St. Martin's Press.
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