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Carlos Alberto Lacoste (2 February 1929 – 24 June 2004) was an
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naval officer and politician who briefly served as the interim
President of Argentina The president of Argentina, officially known as the president of the Argentine Nation, is both head of state and head of government of Argentina. Under Constitution of Argentina, the national constitution, the president is also the Head of go ...
in December 1981.


Career

While serving as a vice-admiral in the Navy, Lacoste was influential in the organization of the
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, hosted by
Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
. In December 1981 the then head of state General Roberto Viola was ousted in a ''coup d'état''. Lacoste served as interim
President of Argentina The president of Argentina, officially known as the president of the Argentine Nation, is both head of state and head of government of Argentina. Under Constitution of Argentina, the national constitution, the president is also the Head of go ...
from 11 to 22 December 1981, during a period of military rule. He was succeeded in the presidential office by Lieutenant General
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. After the military government, he preserved his connections with football associations, becoming a South American representative in
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, and in 1986 he was assigned as Argentine supervisor in the drawing of that year's World Cup matches in Mexico, which was eventually won by
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. He died on 24 June 2004 at the age of 75.


See also

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National Reorganization Process The National Reorganization Process ( PRN; often simply , "the Process") was the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. In Argentina it is often known simply as the ("last military junta"), ("last military dictatorship") ...


References

Acting presidents of Argentina Argentine Navy admirals 20th-century presidents of Argentina 1929 births 2004 deaths Lacosta, Carlos Lacosta, Carlos Argentine people of French descent 20th-century Argentine politicians {{Argentina-politician-stub