Oscar Bidegain Explained

Oscar Bidegain
Office:Governor of Buenos Aires
Term Start:May 25, 1973
Term End:January 24, 1974
Predecessor:Miguel Moragues (de facto)
Successor:Victorio Calabró
Birth Date:3 September 1905
Birth Place:Azul, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Death Place:Azul, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Profession:Surgeon
Party:Justicialist Party

Oscar Raúl Bidegain (3 September 1905  - 15 December 1994) was an Argentine peronist politician, sport shooter and surgeon. He was Governor of Buenos Aires Province from 1973 to 1974. He also competed in the 50 m pistol event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Bidegain's election as governor was largely thanks to the campaign of Tendencia Revolucionaria. Bidegain reciprocated by proclaiming amnesty for some incarcerated members of Tendencia Revolucionaria, a move his Peronist ally Héctor Cámpora also promised as part of his presidential campaign. However Bidegain's running mate and subsequent vicegovernor Victorio Calabró was disliked by Tendencia Revolucionaria. He was seen as a right-wing bureaucratic syndicalist.[2]

On January 20, 1974 People's Revolutionary Army attacked the Azul garrison resulting in Perón criticizing Bidegain who resigned after being pressured by the Camber of Deputies. Victorio Calabró succeeded him as governor.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oscar Bidegain . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073444/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/oscar-bidegain-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 7 February 2015 . Sports Reference.
  2. Pozzoni . Mariana . 2009 . La Tendencia Revolucionaria del peronismo en la apertura política. Provincia de Buenos Aires, 1971-1974 . Estudios Sociales . 36 . 173–202 . 10.14409/es.v36i1.2637 . es . December 10, 2017 . free .