Leopoldo Galtieri
Leopoldo Galtieri | |
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| File:General Leopoldo Galtieri.jpg | |
| 44th President of Argentina De facto | |
| In office 22 December 1981 – 18 June 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Viola |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1926 Caseros, Buenos Aires Province[1] |
| Died | 12 January 2003 (aged 76) Buenos Aires City |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Spouse(s) | Lucia Noei Gentile |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Military |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Argentina |
| Branch/service | Argentine Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1982 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri Castelli (15 July 1926 – 12 January 2003) was an Argentine general and politician. He served as President of Argentina from 22 December 1981 to 18 June 1982. This was during the last military dictatorship[2] (known officially as the National Reorganization Process).[3] He was removed from power soon after the British retook the Falklands Islands, whose invasion he had ordered.
Galtieri died from a heart attack caused by surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his pancreas. He was 76 years old.
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