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Raúl Lastiri | |
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.jpg) Lastiri during his inauguration as president, 1973 | |
| 39th President of Argentina | |
| Interim 13 July 1973 – 12 October 1973 | |
| Vice President | None |
| Preceded by | Héctor José Cámpora |
| Succeeded by | Juan Domingo Perón |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 3 May 1973 – 7 July 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Arturo Mor Roig |
| Succeeded by | Nicasio Sánchez Toranzo |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 25 May 1973 – 24 March 1976 | |
| Constituency | Buenos Aires |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raúl Alberto Lastiri (1915-09-11)11 September 1915 Parque Patricios,Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 11 December 1978(1978-12-11) (aged 63) Buenos Aires,Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist |
| Spouses | |
Raúl Alberto Lastiri (11 September 1915 – 11 December 1978) was an Argentine politician who was interim president ofArgentina from 13 July 1973 until 12 October 1973. Lastiri, who presided over theArgentine Chamber of Deputies, was promoted to the presidency of the country afterHéctor Cámpora andVicente Solano Lima resigned, he called new elections and delivered the country's government toJuan Perón, who won in September with over 60% of the votes.
His father, José María Lastiri, was born inAlmandoz,Navarre in northernSpain, while his mother, María Ferrari was born inRome,Lazio in centralItaly.[1] He has nine siblings.
His brief tenure marked a turn towards right-wing policies and factions within thePeronist Party. His father-in-law,José López Rega, aP2 member and the creator of theparamilitary organizationTriple A, was confirmed as Minister of Social Welfare.Alberto Juan Vignes replaced Puig in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs andBenito Llambí took over fromEsteban Righi as Minister of Interior. In spite of this, Argentine foreign policy kept aThird World orientation; for example, in August 1973, Argentina grantedCuba a US$ 200 million loan to buy machinery and cars.
José Ber Gelbard, also confirmed as Economy Minister, continued with his previous policy,nationalizingbank deposits and announced a "Triennial Plan" for development.
Anti-government leftist violence experienced sustained growth in the last days of his presidency. On September 25 aMontoneros commando allegedly killedJosé Ignacio Rucci, Secretary-General of theCGT national trade union center and Perón's good friend. The same month, theEjército Revolucionario del Pueblo (ERP) had assaulted the Army medical unit located atParque Patricios, a neighborhood ofBuenos Aires, killing an officer. This action served to justify the ERP illegalization and the closedown of the newspaperEl Mundo.
Lastiri handed over the presidency to Perón on 12 October 1973. He remained as President of the Chamber of Deputies until 17 July 1975 when replaced by Nicasio Sánchez Sorondo. Lastiri's links to José López Rega resulted in the end of his political career when the latter marched to exile after being accused of abuse of power and corruption.[2]
Lastiri was put underhouse arrest when themilitary dictatorship took power on 24 March 1976 and died on 11 December 1978.[2]
Lastiri was onLicio Gelli's list ofP2 members, a masonic lodge, discovered in 1980.[3]
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