Darío Pedro Alessandro (25 December 1951 – 19 May 2021) was an Argentine sociologist, politician, and diplomat.
Alessandro was born into a politically active family, his father was an original member of
FORJA ( es, Fuerza de Orientación Radical de la Joven Argentina). He studied sociology at the
University of Buenos Aires, where he engaged in student leadership.
A former Congressional deputy from the
FrePaSo party, Alessandro was appointed ambassador to
Cuba in December 2004 and in 2008 he was appointed to serve as the ambassador to
Peru. He was close to the
Front for Victory faction of
President of Argentina
The president of Argentina ( es, Presidente de Argentina), officially known as the president of the Argentine Nation ( es, Presidente de la Nación Argentina), is both head of state and head of government of Argentina. Under Constitution of Ar ...
Néstor Kirchner. During his time in parliament he was an opponent to the policies of privatization under the government of
Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem (2 July 1930 – 14 February 2021) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. Ideologically, he identified as a Peronist and supported economically liberal policies. H ...
.
In 2021, Alessandro died from
pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer arises when cell (biology), cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a Neoplasm, mass. These cancerous cells have the malignant, ability to invade other parts of t ...
after undergoing an operation.
References
Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Buenos Aires
Ambassadors of Argentina to Cuba
Front for a Country in Solidarity politicians
1951 births
2021 deaths
Place of birth missing
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