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Alejandro Lanusse | |
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| 38th President of Argentina | |
| In office March 22, 1971 – May 24, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto M. Levingston |
| Succeeded by | Héctor Cámpora |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1918 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | August 26, 1996 (aged 77) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | none |
| Profession | Military |
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse Gelly (August 28, 1918 – August 26, 1996) was the 38th president of the Argentine Republic between March 22, 1971 and May 25, 1973.
Career
A graduate of the Army Academy (Colegio Militar de la Nación, class of 1938), he was head of the Regimiento de Granaderos a Caballo (Regiment of Horse Grenadiers, presidential escort unit). 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. In 1968 Lanusse became Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
Presidency
Lanusse became President of Argentina in 1971. During his presidency he established diplomatic relations with China and continuously faced political unrest. During his presidency there was an increase in guerrilla activity, many political opponents were jailed. Lanusse negotiated with the peronist guerrilla Montoneros the return of the corpse of Evita (Eva Duarte de Peron) the legendary second wife of General Peron. In August 22, 1971, during a major break from imprisonment at the Naval Base of Rawson in Patagonia, several guerilla members were executed. In 1973 Lanusse called for presidential elections in which Peronist, Hector Cámpora, resulted elected.
Later years
In 1985 Lanusse published his autobiography and criticized the human rights violations that took place during the Dirty War. He was placed under house-arrest in 1994 for criticizing Carlos Menem in a magazine interview.
External links
| May Revolution and Independence War Period up to Asamblea del Año XIII (1810–1814) |  | |
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| Supreme directors of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (1814–1820) | ||
| Unitarian Republic – First Presidential Government (1826–1827) | ||
| Pacto Federal and Argentine Confederation (1827–1862) | ||
| National Organization – Argentine Republic (1862–1880) | ||
| Generation of '80 – Oligarchic Republic (1880–1916) | ||
| First Radical Civic Union terms, after secret ballot (1916–1930) | ||
| Infamous Decade (1930–1943) | ||
| Revolution of '43 – Military Dictatorships (1943–1946) | ||
| First Peronist terms (1946–1955) | ||
| Revolución Libertadora – Military Dictatorships (1955–1958) | ||
| Fragile Civilian Governments – Proscription of Peronism (1958–1966) | ||
| Revolución Argentina – Military Dictatorships (1966–1973) | ||
| Return of Perón (1973–1976) | ||
| National Reorganization Process – Military Dictatorships (1976–1983) | ||
| Return to Democracy (1983–present) | ||