Baudilio Palma

Baudilio Palma
Licenciado Baudilio Palma
Third civilian to serve as President of Guatemala
President of Guatemala
Acting
In office
13 December 1930  17 December 1930
Preceded byLázaro Chacón González
Succeeded byManuel María Orellana Contreras
Secretary of Finance
In office
1926–1927
PresidentLázaro Chacón González
Preceded byCarlos O. Zachrisson
Succeeded byRafael Felipe Solares
Personal details
Born(1874-06-10)10 June 1874 or 1880
Santa Catarina Mita, Jutiapa, Guatemala
Died(1930-12-17)17 December 1930 or (1944-06-19)19 June 1944
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Political partyConservative
SpouseLuz Castañeda Godoy
Parent(s)Sisto de Jesús Palma Ramos and Arcadia Palma Flandes
Alma materUniversity of San Carlos of Guatemala

Baudilio Palma (Santa Catarina Mita, Jutiapa, 1874 – Guatemala City, 17 December 1930) was acting President of Guatemala, in place of general Lázaro Chacón González, from 13 to 17 December 1930, when he was deposed and probably assassinated after coup d'état led by general Manuel María Orellana Contreras, who appointed himself as president. Several authors argue that he might not have been killed, but went into exile to El Salvador, where he would have died on 19 June 1944.