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Alberto María Fonrouge
Alberto María Fonrouge (March 6, 1913 – March 28, 2012) was an Argentine politician and lawyer, co-founder of the Popular Conservative Party and Senator from 1973 to 1976. Biography Fonrouge was born in Lomas de Zamora, a suburb south of Buenos Aires, to Dolores Seguí and Alberto Marcelo Fonrouge; the latter served as Mayor of Lomas de Zamora, and died in 1929. Fonrouge earned a Law Degree at the University of Buenos Aires. He specialized in commercial and criminal law, and became an active civic booster for Lomas de Zamora and its surroundings, opening the first clinic in Villa Centenario (one of the district's more disadvantaged areas) in 1940 and later establishing the local chapters of the Breadmakers' and Taxi Drivers' Unions. He inaugurated his first law office in 1948 in Lomas de Zamora, and later opened offices in downtown Buenos Aires, Cañuelas, and La Plata. He married Angélica Aranda, and they had five children. Fonrouge acted as defense attorney to numerous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Senate
The Honorable Senate of the Argentine Nation ( es, Honorable Senado de la Nación Argentina) is the upper house of the National Congress of Argentina. Overview The National Senate was established by the Argentine Confederation on July 29, 1854, pursuant to Articles 46 to 54 of the 1853 Constitution. There are 72 members: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. The number of senators per province was raised from two to three following the 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution as well as the addition of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires' senators. Those changes took effect following the May 14, 1995, general elections. Senators are elected to six-year terms by direct election on a provincial basis, with the party with the most votes being awarded two of the province's senate seats and the second-place party receiving the third seat. Historically, Senators were indirectly elected to nine-year terms by each provincial legislature. Thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decree Law 4161/56
Decree Law 4161/56 ( es, Decreto ley 4161/56) was an Argentina, Argentine government decree designed to suppress Peronism, Peronist sentiment among the Argentine people. Enacted on 5 March 1956, six months after the 1955 overthrow of President of Argentina, President Juan Perón in the ''Revolución Libertadora'', the decree instituted a wide-ranging ban on any "affirmation of Peronism" under the government of Pedro Eugenio Aramburu. Decree Law 4161/56 The decree officially outlawed the "affirmation of Peronism, publicly performed, or Peronist propaganda, by any person, whether by individuals or groups of individuals, associations, unions, political parties, corporations, legal entities of public or private images, symbols, signs, significant expressions, items and artwork doctrines, intending genuine or could be taken by anyone as such owned or used by individuals or bodies representative of Peronism." Violation of the decree was punishable by a prison sentence of 30 days to 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
