Raúl Alfonsín

Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín (12 March 1927 – 31 March 2009) was an Argentine lawyer, politician and statesman. He served as the President of Argentina from December 10, 1983, to July 8, 1989.

Raúl Alfonsín
46th President of Argentina
In office 10 December 1983 – 8 July 1989
Vice President	Víctor Hipólito Martínez
Preceded by	Reynaldo Bignone
Succeeded by	Carlos Saúl Menem
National Senator of Argentina
In office 10 December 2001 – 3 July 2002
Constituency	Buenos Aires
President of the Radical Civic Union Party
In office 10 December 1999 – 10 December 2001
Preceded by	Fernando de la Rúa
Succeeded by	Ángel Rozas
In office 10 December 1993 – 10 December 1995
Preceded by	Mario Losada
Succeeded by	Rodolfo Terragno
In office 10 December 1983 – 10 December 1991
Preceded by	Carlos Raúl Contín
Succeeded by	Mario Losada
National Deputy of Argentina
In office 25 May 1973 – 24 March 1976
Constituency	Buenos Aires
In office 12 October 1963 – 28 June 1966
Constituency	Buenos Aires
Personal details
Born	Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín (1927-03-12)12 March 1927 Chascomús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Died	31 March 2009(2009-03-31) (aged 82) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality	Argentine
Political party	Radical Civic Union
Spouse(s)	María Lorenza Barreneche
Children	Ricardo Alfonsín
Profession	Lawyer
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Alfonsín was the first democratically elected president of Argentina following the military government known as the National Reorganization Process. He was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation in 1985, among numerous other such recognitions.^[1]

Alfonsín died from lung cancer in Buenos Aires, aged 82.

References

1. Príncipe de Asturias: Raúl Alfonsín