Héctor José Cámpora

Héctor José Cámpora (26 March 1909 – 18 December 1980) was an Argentine dentist and Peronist politician. He was a major figure of left-wing Peronism Cámpora. He was the 38th President of Argentina from 25 May until 13 July 1973.

Héctor Cámpora
Campora in 1973
38th President of Argentina
In office 25 May 1973 – 12 July 1973
Vice President	Vicente Solano Lima
Preceded by	Alejandro Lanusse
Succeeded by	Raúl Lastiri
Personal details
Born	Héctor José Cámpora (1909-03-26)26 March 1909 Mercedes, Argentina
Died	18 December 1980(1980-12-18) (aged 71) Cuernavaca, Mexico
Nationality	Argentine
Political party	Justicialist
Spouse(s)	María Georgina Cecilia Acevedo
Profession	Dentist
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After the March 1976 coup d'état, Cámpora sought refuge at the Mexican embassy in Buenos Aires. Three years later, after being diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, he was allowed to fly to México. Cámpora died in Cuernavaca on 18 December 1980, aged 71.

Other websites

• Enciclopedia Libre Universal en Español - Héctor José Cámpora Archived 2020-01-12 at the Wayback Machine. Original version in Spanish, released under GNU FDL.