▁presiden cy ▁as ▁Act ing ▁President , ▁and ▁Lu z ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁host ile ▁to ▁the ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁the ▁President – elect ▁and ▁likely ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁coup ▁to ▁prevent ▁it . ▁Thus , ▁only ▁ 4 8 ▁hours ▁after ▁C afé ▁Fil ho ' s ▁declaration ▁of ▁in cap acity ▁and ▁the ▁assumption ▁of ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁by ▁Carlos ▁Lu z , ▁Army ▁Minister ▁L ott ▁led ▁what ▁he ▁called ▁a ▁prevent ive ▁counter - c oup ▁aim ed ▁at ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁the ▁President – elect ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁people , ▁by ▁avoid ing ▁the ▁supposed ▁coup ▁that ▁Lu z ▁would ▁alleg edly ▁lead . ▁In ▁that ▁prevent ive ▁counter - c oup , ▁Lu z ▁was ▁de posed , ▁C afé ▁Fil ho ▁was ▁prohib ited ▁from ▁res uming ▁the ▁powers ▁and ▁duties ▁of ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁( although ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁de posed , ▁he ▁was ▁kept ▁under ▁house ▁arrest ▁for ▁the ▁remaining ▁three ▁months ▁of ▁his ▁president ial ▁term , ▁and ▁was ▁bar red ▁from ▁declaring ▁his ▁in cap acity ▁terminated ), ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁president ial ▁succession , ▁Senator ▁N ere u ▁Ram os , ▁the ▁Senate ' s ▁President ▁pro ▁temp ore ▁assumed ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁in ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁Carlos ▁Lu z . ▁ ▁Ram os ▁assumed ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁to ▁complete ▁V arg as ' s