Arturo Mor Roig Explained

Arturo Mor Roig
Office:Minister of the Interior
Term Start:26 March 1971
Term End:24 May 1973
President:Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (de facto)
Predecessor:Arturo Cordón Aguirre
Successor:Esteban Righi
Office2:President of the Chamber of Deputies
Term Start2:12 October 1963
Term End2:28 June 1966
Predecessor2:Federico Fernández de Monjardín
Successor2:Raúl Lastiri
Office3:National Deputy
Term Start3:12 October 1963
Term End3:28 June 1966
Constituency3:Buenos Aires
Birth Date:14 December 1914
Birth Place:Lleida, Spain
Death Place:San Justo, Argentina
Party:Radical Civic Union
Profession:Lawyer

Arturo Mor Roig (14 December 1914 – 15 July 1974) was an Argentine politician.

Biography

Mor Roig was born in Lleida, Spain, but immigrated to Argentina with his parents and settled in San Pedro. A lawyer by profession and a member of the Radical Civic Union, he served as National Deputy for Buenos Aires Province as well as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1963 to 1966, during the presidency of Arturo Umberto Illia.[1]

In 1971, Mor Roig was appointed Minister of the Interior under the de facto presidency of Alejandro Agustín Lanusse. His appointment caused controversy within the Radical Civic Union, as large factions of the party were opposed to the military regime in power at the time. After Lanusse's government left office in 1973, Mor Roig retired from political life.[2]

On 15 July 1974, Mor Roig was assassinated by a commando of the Montoneros while dining at a restaurant in San Justo.[3] His killing, which came two weeks after the government of Isabel Perón took office, has been interpreted as a way to intimidate the new government and to make sure the Montoneros would not be left aside in future political negotiations;[4] however, it has also been explained as an act of revenge for the 1972 Trelew massacre of 16 political prisoners, committed during Mor Roig's tenure as Minister of the Interior.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 32 balazos para matar a Mor Roig: el mensaje mafioso de Montoneros que profundizó la violencia política en Argentina . 19 February 2022 . Infobae . 18 July 2021.
  2. News: Pignatelli . Adrián . A 50 años del crimen de Arturo Mor Roig, el exministro de Lanusse que fue acribillado en La Matanza . 19 October 2024 . El1 Digital . 15 July 2024.
  3. News: Kandell . Jonathan . Former Argentine Official Slain As Acts of Terrorism Continue . The New York Times . 19 February 2022 . The New York Times . 16 July 1974.
  4. News: Potash . Robert . ¿Por qué Mor Roig? . 19 October 2024 . . 14 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140728215434/http://www.perfil.com/ediciones/columnistas/-20127-694-0076.html . 28 July 2014.