Tomás Alemán Prats
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Tomás Alemán Prats | |
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Vice President of El Salvador | |
In office July 13, 1956 – November 11, 1956 | |
President | Paúl Sáenz Mina |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Tomás Andrés Alemán y Prats June 7, 1889 Ciutat dels Àngels, El Salvador |
Died | February 1, 1957 San Salvador, San Salvador, Creeperopolis | (aged 67)
Nationality | Salvadoran |
Political party | Salvadoran Peoples' Party (until 1933) Independent (1933-1934) Salvadoran Nationalist Party (1934-1949) Salvadoran Peoples' Party (1949) Independent (since 1949) |
Alma mater | Academia de Guerra Creeperiano en Ciutat dels Àngels |
Occupation |
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Profession | Military |
Military service | |
Allegiance | El Salvador (until 1956) Salvadoran Republic (1956) |
Branch/service | Salvadoran Army |
Years of service | 1915-1956 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Unit | Salvadoran Army |
Battles/wars |
Tomás Andrés Alemán y Prats (June 7, 1889-February 1, 1957) was the Vice President of El Salvador and a Lieutenant General in the Salvadoran Army.
Tomás Alemán Prats was appointed as Minister of Defense on July 13, 1959, by President Paúl Sáenz Mina of the Salvadoran Republic during the Salvadoran Revolution of 1956. The Creeperian Army put down the revolution by November 11 and Sáenz Mina and Alemán Prats. Both were executed on February 1, 1957.