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Héctor José Cámpora

Héctor José Cámpora, former President of Argentina (died 1980)

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Born
March 26, 1909
Died
December 19, 1980
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1909

About Héctor José Cámpora

Héctor José Cámpora was an Argentine politician. A major figure of left-wing Peronism, Cámpora was briefly Argentine president from 25 May to 13 July 1973 and subsequently arranged for Juan Perón to run for president in an election that he subsequently won. The modern left-wing Peronist political youth organization La Cámpora is named after him. After Perón was elected president in 1946, Cámpora led an independent coalition of labourists and radicals and won a seat in the house of representatives, which he presided during the period 1948–1952. Cámpora won the March 1973 election with 49.6% of the votes. During Cámpora's first months of government, approximatively 600 social conflicts, strikes and factory occupations had taken place.

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Héctor José Cámpora timeline

  1. After Perón was elected president in 1946, Cámpora led an independent coalition of labourists and radicals and won a seat in the house of representatives, which he presided during the period 1948–1952.
  2. A major figure of left-wing Peronism, Cámpora was briefly Argentine president from 25 May to 13 July 1973 and subsequently arranged for Juan Perón to run for president in an election that he subsequently won.
  3. Cámpora won the March 1973 election with 49.6% of the votes.

The world when Héctor José Cámpora was born

Héctor José Cámpora was born in 1909. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1909

  • Best-selling book"The Inner Shrine" – Basil King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHonus Wagner leads Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series victory
  • Top headlineRobert Peary claims to reach the North Pole
  • Technology milestoneBakelite (first fully synthetic plastic) invented
  • Notable inventionBakelite plastic
  • World population~1.69B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population88.8M

1909 versus 2026

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Measure19092026
Population88.8M341 million

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