president, holding the office for just three days (the first being Federico Pinedo with 12 hours). After resigning as president, Rawson was appointed Ambassador to Brazil, a post he would hold until 1944. He congratulated Ramírez when he broke relations with Germany and Japan. In 1945, Rawson was arrested and brought before a military tribunal for opposing the government of President Edelmiro Farrell, but he was quickly released. In September 1951, Rawson supported General José Benjamín Menéndez’s failed attempt to overthrow the government of Juan Perón, for which Rawson was temporarily imprisoned. He wrote the book Argentina y Bolivia en la epopeya de la emancipación (literally "Argentina and Bolivia in the Liberation epic"). Rawson died of a heart attack in Buenos Aires in 1952. He is buried at La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires. See also Bibliography Argentines of American descent References External links 1885 births 1952 deaths People from Santiago del Estero Argentine generals Presidents of Argentina Argentine people of American descent Leaders who took power by coup Leaders ousted by a coup Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery Ambassadors of Argentina to Brazil