Arturo Mor Roig (14 December 1914 – 15 July 1974) was an

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politician.

Biography

Mor Roig was born in

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, but immigrated to Argentina with his parents and settled in San Pedro. A

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by profession and a member of the

Radical Civic Union The Radical Civic Union (, UCR) is a major political party in Argentina. It has reached the national government on ten occasions, making it one of the most historically important parties in the country. Ideologically, the party has stood for r ...

, he served as National Deputy for

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as well as

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from 1963 to 1966, during the presidency of

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. In 1971, Mor Roig was appointed

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under the ''de facto'' presidency of

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. His appointment caused controversy within the Radical Civic Union, as large factions of the party were opposed to the military regime in power at the time. After Lanusse's government left office in 1973, Mor Roig retired from political life. On 15 July 1974, Mor Roig was assassinated by a commando of the

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while dining at a restaurant in San Justo. His killing, which came two weeks after the government of

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took office, has been interpreted as a way to intimidate the new government and to make sure the Montoneros would not be left aside in future political negotiations; however, it has also been explained as an act of revenge for the 1972

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of 16 political prisoners, committed during Mor Roig's tenure as Minister of the Interior.

References

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