Arturo Puga | |
Office: | President of the Government Junta of Chile |
Term Start: | June 4, 1932 |
Term End: | June 16, 1932 |
Predecessor: | Juan Esteban Montero |
Successor: | Carlos Dávila |
Birth Date: | 1879 |
Birth Place: | Santiago, Chile |
Death Place: | Santiago, Chile |
Nationality: | Chilean |
Spouse: | Bertha Martinez |
General Arturo Puga Osorio (1879 – 28 April 1970) was a Chilean military officer and the chairman of the Government Junta in 1932.
On June 4, 1932, he became chairman of the Government Junta that was established after the resignation of President Juan Esteban Montero. His presidency lasted until June 16, 1932, when he was forced to resign by the army, who imposed Carlos Davila as the new president.
He married Bertha Martinez and had four children: Berta, Marta, Maria Helena, and Albertol Puga Martinez. Bertha married Alberto Lleras Camargo, the first secretary general of the Organization of American States.