Alberto Rocamora
Alberto Luis Rocamora (5 August 1911 – 12 July 2004) was an Argentine politician. A member of the Justicialist Party, he was an early supporter of President Juan Perón and his entire career unfolded as a member of the Peronist Movement.
Alberto Rocamora | |
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Rocamora in 1974 | |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 14 August 1974 – 11 July 1975 | |
| President | Isabel Perón |
| Preceded by | Benito Llambí |
| Succeeded by | Antonio J. Benítez |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 25 April 1955 – 16 September 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio J. Benítez |
| Succeeded by | Federico Fernández de Monjardín |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 26 April 1952 – 16 September 1955 | |
| Constituency | 13th Circunscription of Buenos Aires Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1911 Ramos Mejía, Argentina |
| Died | 12 July 2004 (aged 92) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
He was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in 1951, and later served as President of the Chamber. Like all other Peronists in power, Rocamora was deposed and consequently persecuted by the military dictatorship that followed the 1955 Argentine coup d'état. Following the return of Juan Perón from exile in 1974 and the ascent to the presidency of his widow, Isabel Perón, Rocamora served as Minister of the Interior in the national cabinet until 1975.
As Interior Minister, on 5 February 1975 Rocamora was co-signant of the Decreto 261/75, which marked the beginning of the so-called Operativo Independencia, the first large-scale operation in the period of state terrorism now commonly known as the "Dirty War".