José Ber Gelbard
Polish-Argentine activist, politician and economic adviser / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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José Ber Gelbard (14 April 1917 – 4 October 1977) was a Polish-born Argentine activist and politician, and a member of the Argentine Communist Party. He also helped organize the Confederación General Económica (CGE), made up of small and medium-sized business. Beginning about 1954, he was appointed as an economic advisor to Juan Perón and repeatedly was called back to serve as Minister of Finance to successive governments until the military coup of March 1976. He fled with his family shortly before the coup, gaining political asylum in the United States and settling in Washington, D.C.
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José Ber Gelbard | |
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Minister of Economy | |
In office 25 May 1973 – 21 October 1974 | |
President | |
Preceded by | Jorge Wehbe |
Succeeded by | Alfredo Gomez Morales |
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Born | Joseph Gelbard (1917-04-14)14 April 1917 Radomsko, Poland |
Died | 4 October 1977(1977-10-04) (aged 60) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Nationality | Argentine |
Political party | Communist Party |
Spouse |
Dina Haskel (m. 1938) |
Occupation | Businessman |
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