Alfredo Luis de Angeli (born 16 February 1957) is an Argentine politician, current National Senator for

Entre Ríos Province Entre Ríos (, "Between Rivers") is a central province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires (south), Corrientes (north) and Santa Fe (west), and Uruguay in the east. Its capital is Paraná ...

and former rural leader of the

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of Entre Ríos. He became well known during Argentina's longest farmer strike, during which he led one of the hardline groups, blocking Ruta Nacional 14, also known as the Mercosur Road, in Gualeguaychú.

Biography

Childhood and youth

One of nine brothers, he was born and spent his early years in the Paraná department. In July 1980, he settled in Gualeguaychú, in a town named Arroyo El Sauce. He has an identical

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named Atilio, with whom he is usually confused, and who is also his partner in their business society. His twin is the one who dedicates all his time to the agricultural activity, while Alfredo splits his time between his job and his role as rural leader. Their society rents between 675 and 1,100 hectares (according to different sources) to different owners. ''“I've been a settler with the Yabrán family for 10 years.”, says De Angeli''

They cultivate

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, corn, sunflower and

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. Nowadays he lives in a house near the beach of El Ñandubaysal at Gualeguaychú.

Agricultural strike

He became famous during the 2008 agricultural strike, the most extensive general lockout in Argentine history. He led one of the toughest sectors and cut to National Route 14, also known as the Mercosur Route.

National Senator

In 2013 he was elected national senator for the Province of Entre Ríos, with the support of political leaders such as the Head of Government of the City of Buenos Aires

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, the deputy Patricia Bullrich, the syndicalist Gerónimo Venegas, the deputy Eduardo Amadeo and the mayor of San Isidro Gustavo Posse, among others. In 2019, he voted against the

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legalization project.

Biography

Childhood and youth

Agricultural strike

National Senator

References

See also