Óscar Diego Gestido

Óscar Diego Gestido Pose (3 November 1901 – 6 December 1967), was a Uruguayan politician and military officer who was the 32nd President of Uruguay from March 1967 until his death in December of the same year.

Afterwards he had an important participation during the Uruguayan floods of April 1959, being considered a hero.

Prominent people in his government included Vice President Jorge Pacheco Areco, César Charlone, Luis Hierro Gambardella, Julio Lacarte Muró, Manuel Flores Mora, and Zelmar Michelini, who later co-founded the Frente Amplio grouping.

[1] His death meant that three Uruguayan Presidents had died in office in a 20-year period.

His brother Álvaro Gestido was a notable Uruguayan football player.