1928 in Argentina

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Events from the year 1928 in Argentina

Incumbents

President: Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear (until 11 October); Hipólito Yrigoyen (from 12 October)
Vice president: Elpidio González (until 11 October); Enrique Martínez (from 12 October)

Governors

Buenos Aires Province: Valentin Vergara
Cordoba: Ramón J. Cárcano then Enrique Martínez then José Antonio Ceballos
Mendoza Province: Alejandro Orfila (until 4 December); Carlos A. Borzani (from 4 December)

Vice Governors

Buenos Aires Province: Victoriano de Ortúzar

Events

April 1 – 1928 Argentine general election: Hipólito Yrigoyen replaces Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, whom he had chosen as his successor, as presidential candidate and defeats his opponent Leopoldo Melo.^[1]
May 23 – The Italian consulate in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is bombed. The explosion kills 22 people and injures 43.^[2]

Births

January 28 – Jorge Zorreguieta, businessman and politician (died 2017)
March 6 – Zoe Ducós, actress (died 2002)
July 8 – Ángel Tulio Zof, footballer and coach (died 2014)

Deaths

July 22 – Francisco Beiró, politician, vice president-elect (born 1876)^[3]

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References

↑ Nohlen, Dieter. Elections in the Americas. Oxford University Press, 2005.
↑ Annual Register. J. Dodsley. 1929. p. 291.
↑ Annual Register. J. Dodsley. 1929. p. 291.

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