Alfredo Oscar Saint-Jean (; 11 November 1926 – 2 September 1987) was an

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division general and politician, who served as

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in 1982.''Fuimos Todos'', pag. 217, by Juan Bautista Yofre, published in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2009, Editorial Sudamericana.

Earlier public role

Following the 1976 coup and the intervention of the

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military in public affairs during the

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, Alfredo Saint-Jean was one of the generals who held senior roles. He served as interior minister from 1981, having been appointed by General Leopoldo Galtieri.

President of Argentina

He briefly served as

from 18 June 1982 to 1 July 1982, during a period of military rule, after Galtieri was ousted from office owing to the country's humiliating defeat by the British in the

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Succession

Saint-Jean's brief period as president in June and July 1982 ended when he was succeeded by General

Reynaldo Bignone Reynaldo Benito Antonio Bignone (21 January 1928 – 7 March 2018) was an Argentine general who served as the ''de facto'' President of Argentina from 1 July 1982 to 10 December 1983, the last president to serve under the National Reorganization ...

Earlier public role

President of Argentina

Succession

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