Roberto Marcelo Levingston
President of Argentina from 1970 to 1971 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
President of Argentina from 1970 to 1971 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roberto Marcelo Levingston Laborda (10 January 1920[1][2][3] – 17 June 2015) was an Argentine Army general who was the 77th President of Argentina from 1970 to 1971.[4][5]
Brigadier General Roberto Marcelo Levingston | |
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.jpg) Levingston in 1970 | |
| 77th 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 | 10 January 1920 San Luis, Argentina |
| Died | 17 June 2015 (aged 95) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Betty Nelly Andrés |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Military |
| Signature | .jpg){kind=small} |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Argentina |
| Branch/service | Argentine Army |
| Years of service | 1938–1971 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands | Argentine Army |
| Battles/wars | Argentine Revolution |
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.
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]
He died on 17 June 2015, at the age of 95.[6] He is the longest-lived President of Argentina.[8]
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