| Office | Acting President of Ecuador as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces |
|---|---|
| Term | 29 March 1966 |
| Predecessor | Ramón Castro Jijón |
| Successor | Clemente Yerovi |
| Birth name | Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcázar |
| Birth date | 9 October 1912 |
| Birth place | San José de Minas, Quito Canton, Ecuador |
| Death date | 9 August 2013 (aged 100) |
| Death place | Quito, Ecuador |
| Rank | General |
General Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcázar (9 October 1912 – 9 August 2013[1]) was Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Ecuador, who overthrew the military junta of Ramón Castro Jijón on 29 March 1966.[2][3][4][5] After Castro Jijón turned over power to army high command, the high command appointed Clemente Yerovi as president of the civilian junta.[6] As the leader of the army high command, Vargas is considered by some to have briefly served as head of state of Ecuador.[7] He died on 9 August 2013 at the age of 100.[8]
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- ^ "Nota Necrologica: Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcázar General de División" (in Spanish). Asociación de Generales y Almirates de las Fuerzas Armadas. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ "El general más antiguo de las FF.AA. cumple 100 años" (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 2012-10-13. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
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- ^ "August 2013". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 2021-09-12.