Carlos Becerra (politician)

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Carlos Ernesto Becerra is an Argentine Radical Civic Union politician.

On October 23, 2000, Becerra became Secretary General of the Presidency under President Fernando de la Rúa. Shortly afterwards he was appointed by de la Rúa as Secretary of Intelligence from 2000 to 2001 to replace the previous Secretary, Fernando De Santibañes. [1]

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References

  1. "Santibañes, reemplazado por Becerra en la SIDE" [Santibañes, replaced by Becerra in SIDE]. La Nación (in Spanish). 23 October 2000. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
Preceded by Secretary of Intelligence
20002001
Succeeded by