José Pascual Tamborini (February 22, 1886 - September 25, 1955) was an Argentine physician, politician, and presidential candidate.
Life and times
José Pascual Tamborini was born in
Buenos Aires
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, in 1886. He enrolled at the public college preparatory school, the
National College of Buenos Aires and by 1900, became affiliated with the
Radical Civic Union
The Radical Civic Union ( es, Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a centrist and social-liberal political party in Argentina. It has been ideologically heterogeneous, ranging from social liberalism to social democracy. The UCR is a member of the ...
(UCR) - then the nation's leading
advocacy group
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for universal male suffrage. He then headed the school's UCR chapter and published its newsletter.
[''Historical Dictionary of Argentina''. London: Scarecrow Press, 1978.]
Tamborini received a medical degree from the
University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one of the most prestigi ...
and by 1912, headed that city's UCR committee. That year, free and fair elections guaranteed by the landmark
Sáenz Peña Law
The Sáenz Peña Law () was Law 8871 of Argentina, sanctioned by the National Congress on 10 February 1912, which established the universal, secret and compulsory male suffrage though the creation of an electoral list (''Padrón Electoral''). It ...
led to the victory of numerous UCR candidates for the
Argentine Congress
The Congress of the Argentine Nation ( es, Congreso de la Nación Argentina) is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. Its composition is bicameral, constituted by a 72-seat Senate and a 257-seat Chamber of Deputies. The Senate, ...
, including Tamborini. Following the election to the presidency of longtime UCR leader