Raúl Alberto Lastiri (11 September 1915 – 11 December 1978) was an Argentine politician who was interim president of Argentina from July 13, 1973 until October 12, 1973. Lastiri, who presided over the

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, was promoted to the presidency of the country after

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and Vicente Solano Lima resigned, he organized new elections and delivered the country's government to

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, who won with over 60% of the votes.

Biography

Rise to power

His brief tenure marked a turn towards right-wing policies and factions within the

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. His father-in-law, José López Rega, a P2 member and the creator of the

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organization ''Triple A'', was confirmed as Minister of Social Welfare.

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replaced Puig in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and

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took over from Esteban Righi as Minister of Interior. In spite of this, Argentine foreign policy kept a Third World orientation; for example, in August 1973, Argentina granted Cuba a 200 million US$ loan to buy machinery and cars.

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, also confirmed as Economy Minister, continued with his previous policy,

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bank deposits and announcing a "Triennial Plan" for development. Anti-government violence experienced sustained growth in the last days of his presidency. On September 25 a

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commando allegedly killed José Ignacio Rucci, Secretary-General of the CGT National trade union center and Perón's good friend. The same month, the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (ERP) had assaulted the Army medical unit located at

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, a neighborhood of Buenos Aires, killing an officer. This action served to justify the ERP illegalization and the closedown of the newspaper ''El Mundo''.

Propaganda Due

Lastiri was on Licio Gelli's list of P2 members, a masonic lodge, discovered in 1980.Elenco degli iscritti alla Loggia P2
distribuito dalla presidenza del Consiglio il 21 maggio 1981

References

*Initial version translated fro
Enciclopedia Libre - Raúl Alberto Lastiri (in Spanish)
under GFDL. , - , - 1915 births 1978 deaths People from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Italian descent Presidents of Argentina Presidents of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Buenos Aires Justicialist Party politicians Members of Propaganda Due Deaths from lymphoma Deaths from cancer in Argentina Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery {{Argentina-politician-stub