Mario Losada (13 July 1938 – 27 June 2015) was

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politician, who served as senator and president of the UCR.

Biography

Born in Apóstoles, Mario Losada shares his name with his father, former governor of the Misiones province. He served as vice consul in Brazil during the term of office of his father. He also worked in Petrosur. He ran for governor of Misiones, but lost to the Peronist, Julio César Humada. He was elected senator in the 1990s, and acted as president of the

Radical Civic Union The Radical Civic Union ( es, Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a centrist and social-liberal political party in Argentina. It has been ideologically heterogeneous, ranging from social liberalism to social democracy. The UCR is a member of the So ...

between 1991 and 1993. He ran for vice president in 2003, under the ticket of

Leopoldo Moreau Leopoldo Raúl Guido Moreau (born 5 November 1946) is an Argentine journalist and politician. A prominent member of the Radical Civic Union throughout most of his career, Moreau later aligned himself with the administration of former president ...

. He died in Misiones on June 27, 2015, at the age of 76.Falleció el ex presidente de la UCR Mario Losada

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Losada, Mario Members of the Argentine Senate for Misiones Radical Civic Union politicians People from Apóstoles 2015 deaths 1938 births