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Dante María Caputo (b. Buenos Aires, 25 November 1943) is an Argentine academic, diplomat and politician, who served as foreign minister to President Raúl Alfonsín. For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Current President Néstor Kirchner The President of Argentina (full title: President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the head of state of Argentina. ... Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín (born 13 March 1927) is an Argentine politician, who was the President of Argentina from 10 December 1983 to 9 July 1989. ...

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Academic activity

Caputo graduated in political science at the University del Salvador in Buenos Aires in 1966. In 1972 he gained a doctorate in Sociology in the University of Paris. Between 1968 and 1972, he had various posts at the Organization of American States. In 1973 he was appointed as an investigator at the Di Tella Institute and for six years he headed the centre of investigations on state and administration. The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Political Science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour. ... The Society of Jesus, that founded the first Argentine University in the city of Cordoba in 1622, creates the Superior Institute of Philosophy in the seat of the Colegio del Salvador (primary and secondary levels). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The historic University of Paris (French: ) first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was in 1970 reorganised as 13 autonomous universities (University of Paris I–XIII). ... The Organization of American States (OAS; OEA in the other three official languages) is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States of America. ...


Caputo taught at the universities of Buenos Aires, del Salvador, Paris, Quilmes and La Plata The Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) is the largest university in Argentina, founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina (1983-1989)

Ballots of the plebiscite of 1984 on the border treaty with Chile
Ballots of the plebiscite of 1984 on the border treaty with Chile

During the government of Raúl Alfonsín (1983-1989) Caputo served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (canciller) of Argentina and was the only minister to serve throughout the President's term in office. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2752x2164, 2470 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Referendum Dante Caputo User:Edward/Images ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2752x2164, 2470 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Referendum Dante Caputo User:Edward/Images ... Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín (born 13 March 1927) is an Argentine politician, who was the President of Argentina from 10 December 1983 to 9 July 1989. ...


In this position:

  • He signed the 1984 Peace and Friendship Treaty with Chile which ended the Beagle Channel conflict, in the course of which Caputo took part in a famous television debate with Peronist Senator Vicente Saadi [1].
  • He was one of the promoters of the Grupo de Apoyo a Contadora, which later took the name of Rio Group, for joint and multilateral action by Latin American countries in order to preserve peace and democracy in the region.
  • He was one of the leaders of the Cartagena Group with the object of taking joint action by indebted countries towards the creditors of the foreign debt.
  • During his period in office, accords were agreed with Uruguay and Brasil which formed the basis of Mercosur.
  • In 1988 he presided over the 43rd General Assembly of the United Nations.

Map of Picton, Lennox and Nueva The Argentina-Chile Peace and Friendship Treaty (Spanish: Tratado de Paz y Amistad) was an agreement signed in 1984 between Argentina and Chile over the possession of the Picton, Lennox and Nueva islands and sea located south of Tierra del Fuego resolving a serious... Sea lions on La Isla de Los Lobos in the Beagle Channel Glacier on the north shore of the Beagle Channel Beagle Channel is a strait separating islands of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, in extreme southern South America. ... Peronism is an Argentine political ideology based on the ideas and programs associated with former president Juan Perón. ... Vicente Leonidas Saadi (1913–10 July 1988) was an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. ... The Rio Group is an international organization of Latin American states. ... ). External debt is the part of a countrys debt owed to creditors outside the country. ... Official Languages Portuguese, Spanish and Guaraní Members  Argentina (1991)  Brazil (1991)  Paraguay (1991)  Uruguay (1991)  Venezuela (2006)2 Associate Members  Bolivia (1997)  Chile (1996)  Colombia (2004)  Ecuador (2004)  Peru (2003) Observer  Mexico (2004)3 Presidency Carlos Chacho Álvarez Seat of Secretariat Montevideo Area 12. ... United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly (GA) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. ...

Political activity and public service

Durin the Falklands War in 1982 Caputo was the principal advisor to Raúl Alfonsín in order that he did not back the military conflict. Combatants United Kingdom Argentina Commanders Sir John Fieldhouse Sir John Woodward Margaret Thatcher Leopoldo Galtieri Mario Menéndez Ernesto Crespo Casualties 258 killed[1] 777 wounded 59 taken prisoner 649 killed 1,068 wounded 11,313 taken prisoner The Falklands War (Spanish: ) was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the... Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín (born 13 March 1927) is an Argentine politician, who was the President of Argentina from 10 December 1983 to 9 July 1989. ...


At the end of his term as foreign minister, Caputo was elected as a national deputy in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies and he served as vice-president of the Foreign Affairs Committee. The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the National Congress, Argentinas parliament. ...


In 1992 Caputo represented the OAS and the United Nations in Haiti as a special envoy. In 1993 he was appointed the UN Secretary General's representative to Haiti, as a sub-secreatary of the UN, and negotiated an agreement to allow democratic transition on the island. The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... ... A large number of international organizations and other bodies have a secretary general or secretary-general as their chief administrative officers or in other administrative capacities. ...


Having been a member of the Radical Civic Union (UCR), Caputo had joined the centre-left party New Space (Nuevo Espacio) in 1995. He served as vice-president of the FrePaSo coalition from 1996 on behalf of New Space. In 1997, he was once again elected a deputy. He left New Space after personal differences with Carlos Raimundi and in 1998 joined the Popular Socialist Party, remaining as vice-president of FrePaSo until 2000 [2]. In 1999, he attempted to be the FrePaSo candidate to be Mayor of Buenos Aires, but lost to Aníbal Ibarra who went on to win. The Radical Civic Union (Unión Cívica Radical, or UCR) is the foremost opposition party in Argentina. ... The New Party (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Corrientes) is a political party in Argentina. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Argentine political parties ... The Popular Socialist Party (Spanish: Partido Socialista Popular) was a political party in Argentina formed in the 1960´s when the Socialist Party divided itself in half. ... A list of Mayors and Chiefs of Government of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentinas capital, since its federalisation. ... Aníbal Ibarra Aníbal Ibarra (born 1958-03-01) is an Argentine lawyer and politician from Lomas de Zamora, a district located in the southern region of Gran Buenos Aires. ...


In 2000, Caputo joined the government of Fernando de la Rúa who had won the Presidency at the head of the UCR-FrePaSo Alliance in 1999. Caputo became secretary of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, resigning in February 2001. Fernando de la Rúa Bruno (born September 15, 1937) is an Argentine politician. ...


Between June 2001 and September 2004, he directed the Regional Project on democratic development in Latin America of the United Nations Development Programme. Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... The United Nations Development Programe (UNDP), the United Nations global development network, is the largest multilateral source of development assistance in the world. ...


He is a member of the Council of the Permanent Assembly for Human Rights of Argentina and is sub-secretary of the Organization of American States.


Publications

  • El rol del sector público en el cambio de la sociedad argentina entre 1930 y 1958. Doctoral thesis. Sorbonne. París. 1972
  • El proceso de industrialización argentino entre 1900 y 1930. Institute of Latin American Studies. París 1970
  • El poder militar en Argentina (1976-1981). In collaboration. Verlag Klaus Dieter Vervuert. Frankfurt. 1982
  • Así nacen las democracias. In collaboration. Emecé. Buenos Aires, 1984
  • Democratic culture and governance. Unesco-Hispamérica. 1992
  • América Latina y las democracias pobres. Ediciones del Quinto Centenario. Madrid 1992.
  • Frepaso, alternancia o alternativa, with Julio Godio. Editor. Buenos Aires. 1996.
  • Argentina en el comienzo del tercer milenio. In collaboration. Editorial Atlántida. Buenos Aires
  • La democracia en America Latina, 2004, PNUD, (Editor)
  • Contribuciones al debate de la democracia en América Latina, 2005, PNUD, Santillana.

References

  1. ^ Veinte años del primer gran debate transmitido por la televisión argentina: Dante Caputo y Vicente Saadi
  2. ^ Ex-canciller Caputo joins socialism, Clarín, 1998-02-13

Clarín is a major newspaper in Argentina, founded by Roberto Noble on August 28, 1945. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

  • Los debates prohibidos de América Latina, by D. Caputo, at Project Syndicate.
  • Dante Caputo: Official biography by OAS
Preceded by
Peter Florin
President of the United Nations General Assembly
1988–1989
Succeeded by
Joseph Nanven Garba


 
 

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