Roberto_M._Levingston
Roberto Marcelo Levingston
President of Argentina from 1970 to 1971
Roberto Marcelo Levingston Laborda (10 January 1920[1][2][3] – 17 June 2015) was an Argentine Army general who was the 42nd President of Argentina from 1970 to 1971.[4][5]
Brigadier General Roberto Marcelo Levingston | |
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Levingston in 1970 | |
| 42nd President of Argentina | |
| In office 18 June 1970 – 21 March 1971 | |
| Vice President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Juan Carlos Onganía |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Agustín Lanusse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1920-01-10)10 January 1920 San Luis, Argentina |
| Died | 17 June 2015(2015-06-17) (aged 95) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Betty Nelly Andrés |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Military |
| Signature | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Argentina |
| Branch/service | Argentine Army |
| Years of service | 1938–1971 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands | Argentine Army |
| Battles/wars | Argentine Revolution |
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Levingston was born in San Luis Province, and graduated from the Colegio Militar de la Nación in 1941.[6]
On 18 December 1943, Levingston married Betty Nelly Andrés (born 4 May 1926)[7] and had two sons and one daughter, Roberto, Maria and Alberto.
Levingston's military expertise included intelligence and counterinsurgency, and he took the presidency of Argentina on 18 June 1970, in a military coup that deposed Juan Carlos Onganía over his ineffective response to the Montoneros and other guerillas.[5] His regime was marked by a protectionist economic policy that did little to overcome the inflation and recession that the country was undergoing at the time,[4] and by the imposition of the death penalty against terrorists and kidnappers.[5] In response to renewed anti-government rioting in Córdoba and to the labor crisis under his leadership, he was deposed on 21 March 1971, by another military junta led by Alejandro Lanusse.[4][5]
He died on 17 June 2015, at the age of 95.[6] He is the longest-lived President of Argentina.[8]
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