Roberto Marcelo Levingston
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Roberto Marcelo Levingston Laborda was an Argentine Army general who was the 36th President of Argentina from 1970 to 1971. His presidency was marked by a protectionist economic policy amid the countr
Levingston in 1970
Levingston in civilian clothing
Argentine Revolution
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The Argentine Revolution is the self-styled name of the civil-military dictatorship that overthrew the constitutional president Arturo Illia through a coup d'état on June 28, 1966, and ruled the count
Roberto Marcelo Levingston
…service Allegiance Argentina Branch/service Argentine Army Years of service 1938–1971 Rank Brigadier general Commands Argentine Army Battles/wars Argentine Revolution Roberto Marcelo Levingston Laborda (10 January 1920 – 17 June 2015) was an Argentine Army general who was the 36th President of Argentina from 1970 to…
The Night of the Long Batons, one of the most notorious episodes of the "Argentine Revolution", was an attack by the dictatorship (using police violence) against University of Buenos Aires' professors, teachers, students and faculty members, which led both to international condemnation of the dictatorship and a massive migration of Argentine intellectuals, professionals and scholars abroad.
Images of the Cordobazo, May–June 1969
La Liberté guidant le peuple Eugène Delacroix Musée du Louvre Peintures RF 129 après restauration 2024