Raúl Alfonsín, in 2003

Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín Foulkes (born 13 March 1927) was president of Argentina from 10 December 1983 to 9 July 1989. Download high resolution version (480x642, 41 KB)Raúl Alfonsín, President of the Argentine Republic 1983-1989 Source: Roosewelt Pinheiro/ABr. ... Download high resolution version (480x642, 41 KB)Raúl Alfonsín, President of the Argentine Republic 1983-1989 Source: Roosewelt Pinheiro/ABr. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A member of the Radical Civic Union, he was elected to the Buenos Aires provincial legislature in 1958. He stood for the radical party nomination for the 1973 Presidential election but lost to Ricardo Balbín. Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Argentine political parties | Liberal parties ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...

After the collapse of the military junta in 1983 as a result of the disastrous Malvinas War, new presidential elections were held. Alfonsin, who had been elected leader of the radical party in July that year, became president. There are a number of things that junta (hUn-tah) could refer to: It can be a military dictatorship. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Falklands War or the Malvinas War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas), was an armed conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) between March and June 1982. ...

His government prosecuted some members of the previous military regime for human rights abuses committed during the Dirty War but due to continuing economic and labour problems the peronist Carlos Menem won the 1989 Presidential election. A human rights abuse is abuse of people in a way that violates any fundamental human rights. ... A Dirty War (in Spanish: Guerra Sucia) is a program of violent repression of rebels and dissidents conducted by government forces, characterized by the use of disappearances, torture, murder, and other covert practices, massive violations of human and civil rights, and often including innocent bystanders among its victims. ... Carlos Saúl Menem (born July 2, 1930) was President of Argentina from 8 July 1989 to 10 December 1999 for the Justicialist Party (Peronist). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1995 he resigned as leader of the radical party after their poor election performance. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Raúl Alfonsín's Project Syndicate op/eds (http://www.project-syndicate.org/contributors/contributor_comm.php4?id=122)