Roberto Marcelo Levingston

Roberto Marcelo Levingston Laborda (10 January 1920^[1][2][3] – 17 June 2015) was an Argentine Army general who was the 36th President of Argentina from 1970 to 1971.^[4][5]

Brigadier General Roberto Marcelo Levingston
Levingston in 1970
36th President of Argentina
In office 18 June 1970 – 21 March 1971
Vice President	Vacant
Preceded by	Juan Carlos Onganía
Succeeded by	Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
Personal details
Born	(1920-01-10)10 January 1920 San Luis, Argentina
Died	17 June 2015(2015-06-17) (aged 95) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Betty Nelly Andrés
Children	3
Profession	Military
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Argentina
Branch/service	Argentine Army
Years of service	1938–1971
Rank	Brigadier general
Commands	Argentine Army
Battles/wars	Argentine Revolution

Early life and education

Levingston was born in San Luis Province, and graduated from the Colegio Militar de la Nación in 1941.^[6]

On 18 December 1943, Levingston married Betty Nelly Andrés (born 4 May 1926)^[7] and had two sons and one daughter, Roberto, Maria and Alberto.

Presidency

Levingston in civilian clothing

Levingston's military expertise included intelligence and counterinsurgency, and he took the presidency of Argentina on 18 June 1970, in a military coup that deposed Juan Carlos Onganía over his ineffective response to the Montoneros and other guerillas.^[5] His regime was marked by a protectionist economic policy that did little to overcome the inflation and recession that the country was undergoing at the time,^[4] and by the imposition of the death penalty against terrorists and kidnappers.^[5] In response to renewed anti-government rioting in Córdoba and to the labor crisis under his leadership, he was deposed on 21 March 1971, by another military junta led by Alejandro Lanusse.^[4][5]

Death

He died on 17 June 2015, at the age of 95.^[6] He is the longest-lived President of Argentina.^[8]

References

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2. Limited, Europa Publications (13 October 1990), The International Who's who: 1990-91, Europa Publications Limited, ISBN 9780946653584, retrieved 13 October 2017 – via Google Books {{citation}}: |last= has generic name (help)
3. "Roberto Marcelo Levingston Laborda n. 10 Ene 1920 San Luis, San Luis, Argentina f. 17 Jun 2015 Buenos Aires, Argentina: Genealogía Familiar", Genealogiafamiliar.net, retrieved 13 October 2017
4. Lewis, Daniel K. (2001), The History of Argentina, The Greenwood histories of the modern nations, Greenwood Publishing Group, pp. 134–135, ISBN 978-0-313-31256-4.
5. Keen, Benjamin; Haynes, Keith (2008), A History of Latin America (8th ed.), Cengage Learning, p. 374, ISBN 978-0-618-78318-2.
6. "Murió Roberto Marcelo Levingston", La Nación (in Spanish), June 18, 2015
7. "Bety Nelly Andrés Llana n. 4 May 1926 San Miguel, Bs. As., Argentina: Genealogía Familiar", Genealogiafamiliar.net, retrieved 13 October 2017
8. Félix V. Lonigro (2019-03-09). "Cincuentones, longevos o muy jóvenes: curiosidades de las edades de los presidentes argentinos" (in Spanish). Infobae.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.