José María Reina Andrade

José María Reina Andrade (* 1860, † 1947) was from January 2 to February 14, 1931 President of Guatemala.

Life

Reina was a lawyer, notary public and members of parliament.

The Presidency of Manuel María Orellana Contreras was not recognized by the U.S. government under Herbert Hoover. The U.S. ambassador Sheldon Whitehouse threatened, if by the end of 1930 no of constitutional president was appointed, with an invasion by the Marine Corps.

On December 31, 1930, the Parliament adopted the resignation of Baudilio Palma. The resignation was by members of the Partido Liberal Progresista, the party of Jorge Ubico Castañeda signed. Parliament then ordered the first, second and third alternate for Lázaro Chacón González. First Deputy was Reina Andrade. Second Deputy and Minister of War was the notorious Ubico - trailer General José Reyes. Third deputy was the Jefe Politico of Zacapa, General Rodrigo G. Solórzano.

Reina Andrade was sworn in on January 2, 1931 in Parliament. As Ubico puppet as president he exekutierte number of measures by which the choice Ubico were secured to the president. On January 4, 1930, he called for presidential elections.

The Ubicogetreue Adán Manrique Ríos was appointed Secretary of Reina. General Roderico Anzueto, another Ubicogetreuer, has been appointed Director de la Policía. The commands of the barracks in Guatemala City Fuerte de Matamoros, Castillo de San José and Guardia de Honor were filled with Ubico followers. This time, wanted to make sure Ubico, in the elections on 1 March 1922, he was inferior to José María Orellana Pinto and in the elections on December 2, 1926 against Lázaro Chacón González. At the request of Ubico February 9, 1931 as election date, February 14, 1931 was set as inauguration and March 15, 1931 as Bestätigungsterim for Parliament. The confirmation date by the Parliament would have had at a constitutional loyal President means that the term of office would have six years later, on 15 March 1937 ended, followed by Ubico did not stop.

Under the dictatorship of Ubico was José María Reina Andrade 1933-1936 Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of Guatemala.