Héctor José Cámpora

Héctor José Cámpora (26 March 1909  18 December 1980) 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. He was a dentist by trade.

Héctor Cámpora
Campora in 1973
President of Argentina
In office
25 May 1973  12 July 1973
Vice PresidentVicente Solano Lima
Preceded byAlejandro Agustín Lanusse (de facto)
Succeeded byRaúl Alberto Lastiri (interim)
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
26 April 1948  26 April 1953
Preceded byRicardo Guardo
Succeeded byAntonio J. Benítez
National Deputy
In office
4 June 1946  16 September 1955
ConstituencyBuenos Aires (1946–1952)
Buenos Aires's 24th circonscription (1952–1955)
Personal details
Born
Héctor José Cámpora

(1909-03-26)26 March 1909
Mercedes, Argentina
Died18 December 1980(1980-12-18) (aged 71)
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Political partyJusticialist
SpouseMaría Georgina Cecilia Acevedo
ProfessionDentist
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