Roberto Romero (October 22, 1927 – February 15, 1992) was an

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politician and businessman. Romero was a founder of the provincial ''

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'' newspaper. He was elected as Governor of

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, serving from 1983 to 1987, and completing numerous public works aimed at the province's growing tourist industry – notably the DELMI Stadium and the San Bernardo Hill Aerial tramway. He then stepped down to become a national deputy in the

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for Salta Province. He stood for governor once again in 1991, but lost and retired that year from public life. In February 1992, whilst on holiday with his family in Brazil, Romero was killed in an automobile accident. His son, Juan Carlos Romero, later also served as Governor of Salta. In 2006 it came to light that the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States had considered Romero the likely head of a major drug cartel

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1927 births 1992 deaths People from Salta Argentine people of Spanish descent Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Salta 20th-century Argentine businesspeople Governors of Salta Province Justicialist Party politicians Argentine newspaper founders Road incident deaths in Brazil {{Argentina-politician-stub