Héctor José Cámpora

Héctor José Cámpora (26 March 190918 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.

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 . Original version in Spanish, released under GNU FDL.

Category:1909 births
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Category:Deaths from laryngeal cancer
Category:Presidents of Argentina
Category:Politicians from Buenos Aires
Category:Presidents of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
Category:Peronists