Roberto Romero (October 22, 1927 – February 15, 1992) was an

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politician and businessman. Romero was a founder of the provincial ''

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'' newspaper. He was elected as Governor of

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, serving from 1983 to 1987, and completing numerous public works aimed at the province's growing tourist industry – notably the DELMI Stadium and the San Bernardo Hill

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. He then stepped down to become a national deputy in the

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for Salta Province. He stood for governor once again in 1991, but lost and retired that year from public life. In February 1992, whilst on holiday with his family in

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, Romero was killed in an automobile accident. His son, Juan Carlos Romero, later also served as Governor of Salta. In 2006 it came to light that the

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of the United States had considered Romero the likely head of a major drug cartel

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1927 births 1992 deaths People from Salta Argentine people of Spanish descent Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Salta 20th-century Argentine businesspeople Governors of Salta Province Justicialist Party politicians Argentine newspaper founders Road incident deaths in Brazil {{Argentina-politician-stub