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Juan José Gómez Centurión
Juan José Gómez Centurión (born 26 May 1958) is an Argentine soldier and politician. He is a retired officer of the Argentine Army, a veteran of the Falklands War, where he received the Cross to the Heroic Valour in Combat, the highest military distinction. Politics He was a candidate for President of Argentina by the NOS Front for the 2019 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2019. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems has a calendar of upcoming elections around the world, and the National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections in cou .... References 1958 births Living people Candidates for President of Argentina Argentine Army officers Argentine anti-communists Far-right politics in Argentina Argentine military personnel of the Falklands War {{Argentina-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Army
The Argentine Army () is the Army, land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. Command authority is exercised through the Ministry of Defense (Argentina), Minister of Defense. The Army's official foundation date is May 29, 1810 (celebrated in Argentina as the ''Army Day''), four days after the May Revolution, Spanish colonial administration in Buenos Aires was overthrown. The new national army was formed out of several pre-existing colonial militia units and locally manned regiments; most notably the Regiment of Patricians, Infantry Regiment "Patricios", which to this date is still an active unit. History Several armed expeditions were sent to the Upper Peru (now Bolivia), Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile to fight Spanish forces and secure Argentina's newly gained Argentine Declaration of Independence, independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falklands War
The Falklands War () was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British Overseas Territories, British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and Falkland Islands Dependencies, its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The conflict began on 2 April 1982, when 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands, Argentina invaded and Occupation of the Falkland Islands, occupied the Falkland Islands, followed by the invasion of South Georgia the next day. On 5 April, the British government dispatched a British naval forces in the Falklands War, naval task force to engage the Argentine Navy and Argentine Air Force, Air Force before making an Amphibious warfare, amphibious assault on the islands. The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine Argentinian surrender in the Falklands War, surrender on 14 June, returning the islands to British control. In total, 649&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross To The Heroic Valour In Combat
Argentine Nation for Heroic Valour in Combat Cross () is the highest national military decoration in Argentina. The decoration consists of a silver cross pattée bearing the Coat of arms of Argentina in gold, suspended from a chest ribbon of equal light blue-white-light blue stripes. Recipients of the decoration for service during the 1982 Falklands War () are listed below. Posthumous Argentine Army *Lieutenant Roberto Estévez - 25th Infantry Regiment (Argentina) *Lieutenant - 602 Commando Company * Sergeant First Class Mateo Antonio Sbert- 602 Commando Company Argentine Navy *Commander Pedro Edgardo Giachino - Amphibious Commandos Group *Petty Officer First Class . The ship ARA ''Suboficial Castillo'' (A-6) was named after him. Argentine Air Force *Captain - Pilot ' *Captain José Daniel Luis Vazquez - Pilot ''Grupo 4'' During lifetime Argentine Army *1st Lieutenant Jorge Manuel Vizoso - 602 Commando Company * 2nd Lieutenant Juan José Gomez Centurión - C/25th In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Argentina
The president of Argentina, officially known as the president of the Argentine Nation, is both head of state and head of government of Argentina. Under Constitution of Argentina, the national constitution, the president is also the Head of government, chief executive of the Government of Argentina, federal government and commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, armed forces. Throughout Argentine history, the List of heads of state of Argentina , office of head of state has undergone many changes, both in its title as in its features and powers. The current president Javier Milei was sworn into office on 10 December 2023. He succeeded Alberto Fernández. The constitution of Argentina, along with several constitutional amendments, establishes the requirements, powers, and responsibilities of the president, the term of office and the method of election. History The origins of Argentina as a nation can be traced to 1776, when it was separated by King Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NOS (political Party)
The NOS (''US'') is an Argentine right-wing political coalition registered on 12 June 2019, to compete in the 2019 presidential election. In the 2021 primary elections, it presented candidates in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Corrientes, Santa Cruz, Chaco, Entre Ríos, Mendoza, San Luis and in CABA. However, the political proposal of NOS has been developing since the end of 2018 and became official when in 2019, the then vice president of the Banco de la Nación Argentina, Major (R) Juan José Gómez Centurión decided to resign from that position and completely separate himself from the government of Mauricio Macri. It is a right-wing space that was born from the social mobilization in 2018 against abortion and in defense of the traditional family. criticized the economic performance, taxes and indebtedness, gender identity, the crime rate, corruption and unemployment during the Macrism and Kirchnerism governments alike. History 2019 presidential election On 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Argentine General Election
General elections were held in Argentina on 27 October 2019, to elect the president of Argentina, members of the national congress and the governors of most provinces. The Peronist, left-wing Frente de Todos ticket of Alberto Fernández, former Chief Cabinet, and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, National Senator and former president, defeated the center-right Juntos por el Cambio ticket of incumbent president Mauricio Macri and conservative Peronist National Senator Miguel Ángel Pichetto, exceeding the threshold to win the presidency in a single round. Macri became the first incumbent president in Argentine history to be defeated in his reelection bid. Electoral system The election of the president was conducted under the Ballotage in Argentina, ballotage system, a modified version of the two-round system. A candidate can win the presidency in a single round by either winning 45% of the vote, or if they win 40% of the vote while finishing 10 percentage points ahead of the seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France 24
France 24 ( in French) is a French state-owned publicly funded international news television network based in Paris. Its channels, broadcast in French, English, Arabic and Spanish, are aimed at the overseas market. Based in the Paris suburb of Issy-les-Moulineaux, the service started on 6 December 2006. It is aimed at a worldwide market and is generally broadcast by pay television providers around the world, but additionally, in 2010, France 24 began broadcasting online through its own iPhone and Android apps. It is a provider of live streaming world news which can be viewed via its website, YouTube, and various mobile devices and digital media players. The stated mission of the channels is to "provide a global public service and a common editorial stance". Since 2008 the channel has been wholly owned by the French government, via its holding company France Médias Monde, having bought out the minority share of the former partners: Groupe TF1 and France Télévisions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
