Héctor José Cámpora
President of Argentina from May to July 1973 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Héctor José Cámpora (26 March 1909[1] – 18 December 1980)[2] was an Argentine politician.[3] A major figure of left-wing Peronism, Cámpora was briefly Argentine president from 25 May to 13 July 1973 and subsequently arranged for Juan Perón to run for president in an election that he subsequently won. The modern left-wing Peronist political youth organization La Cámpora is named after him. He was a dentist by trade.[4]
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Héctor Cámpora | |
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President of Argentina | |
In office 25 May 1973 – 12 July 1973 | |
Vice President | Vicente Solano Lima |
Preceded by | Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (de facto) |
Succeeded by | Raúl Alberto Lastiri (interim) |
President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 26 April 1948 – 26 April 1953 | |
Preceded by | Ricardo Guardo |
Succeeded by | Antonio J. Benítez |
National Deputy | |
In office 4 June 1946 – 16 September 1955 | |
Constituency | Buenos Aires (1946–1952) Buenos Aires's 24th circonscription (1952–1955) |
Personal details | |
Born | Héctor José Cámpora (1909-03-26)26 March 1909 Mercedes, Argentina |
Died | 18 December 1980(1980-12-18) (aged 71) Cuernavaca, Mexico |
Political party | Justicialist |
Spouse | María Georgina Cecilia Acevedo |
Profession | Dentist |
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