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Arturo Umberto Illia
Arturo Umberto Illia was President of Argentina from 1963 until his overthrow in 1966. He was part of the Radical Civic Union, and the People's Radical Civic Union during his presidency.
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science · 34th President of Argentina · physician · politician · also Arturo Umberto Illia, Illia
Born 4 August 1900 · Died 18 January 1983 · Q270368
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Is a great-grandniece of Illia
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1995· 1 entry
Martín Illia was elected to Congress in 1995, and served until his death in 1999.
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1983· 6 entries
Died 1983-01-18.
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“La vida es lucha, el hombre es lucha.”
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“Usted no representa a las Fuerzas Armadas, sólo representa a un grupo de insurrectos. Usted y quienes le acompañan actúan como salteadores nocturnos, que, como los bandidos, aparecen de madrugada.”
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“¿De qué violencia me habla? La violencia la acaban de desatar ustedes. El país les recriminará siempre esta usurpación. El único Jefe Supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas soy yo. Ustedes son los insurrectos. ¡Retírese!”
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“La democracia argentina necesita perfeccionamiento, pero que quede bien claro, perfeccionamiento, no es sustitución totalitaria.”
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“Ésta es la hora de la reparación nacional a la que todos tenemos que aportar, es la hora de la gran revolución democrática, la única que el pueblo quiere y espera y que restaurará las fuerzas morales de la nacionalidad.”
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1965· 5 entries
Won: Chile (October 1965).
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Won: Italy (September 1965).
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Led by capital intensive sectors such as steel, plastics, and chemicals
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Estimated that the motor vehicle industry imposed a foreign exchange burden of US$200 million per year
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And was received favorably by economists and foreign officials
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1964· 2 entries
The National Literacy Plan was started, with the purpose of diminishing and eliminating illiteracy (At the time, nearly 10% of the adult population was still illiterate)
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Won: France (October 1964).
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1963· 6 entries
To 195,000 in 1965, became a highly visible symbol of Argentina's industrialization
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To only US$70 million in 1965, requiring negotiations with the Paris Club group of creditors to refinance and defer payments
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Career landmark: President of Argentina (1963–1966).
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To only US$21 million in 1964, depriving the country of a critical source of foreign currency
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It represented 12% of the budget, rising to 17% in 1964 and to 23% in 1965
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Campaign: 1963 general election.
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1959· 1 entry
To increase economic and political integration between the two countries and to use arbitration rather than military conflict to resolve recurring border issues
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1948· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies (1948–1952).
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1945· 1 entry
When labor demonstrations propelled Perón to power) took place in Buenos Aires' Plaza Miserere without any official restrictions
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1935· 1 entry
Was elected Provincial Senator for the Department of Cruz del Eje, in the elections that took place on 17 November
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1928· 1 entry
Had an interview with President Hipólito Yrigoyen, the longtime leader of the centrist UCR, and the first freely-elected President of Argentina
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1918· 1 entry
Under the strong influence of the radical militancy of his father and of his brother, Italo
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1900· 1 entry
Born 1900-08-04.
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