Famous People with Name Gelly

Alejandro Agustín Lanusse Gelly            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Alejandro Agustín Lanusse Gelly: was the 38th president of the Argentine Republic between March 22, 1971 and May 25, 1973. A graduate of the Army Academy (Colegio Militar de la Nación, class of 1938). He was head of the Regiment of Grenadiers. In 1951 he was sentenced to life imprisonment for his part in an attempted coup to overthrow Juan Perón. He was released in 1955 with the Revolución Libertadora which finally ousted General Perón. In 1956 he was later designated Ambassador to the Holy See. In 1960 he became Assistant Director of the Superior Military School and later Commander of the First Armored Cavalry Division. In 1962 he took part in the overthrow president Arturo Frondizi and in 1966 in the ousting of president Arturo Illia in support of General Juan Carlos Ongania