Hipólito Yrigoyen

Tags: President.

Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Irigoyen Alem (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈpolito iɾiˈɣoʝen]; July 12 1852 – July 3 1933) was twice President of Argentina (from 1916 to 1922 and again from 1928 to 1930). His activism became the prime impetus behind the obtainment of universal (male) suffrage in Argentina in 1912.

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active years end date

1922-10-11, 1930-09-06

active years start date

1916-10-12, 1928-10-12

birth date

1852-07-12

birth place

Buenos Aires

death date

1933-07-03

death place

Buenos Aires

nationality

Argentina

order in office

(1st Term), (2nd Term), 19th President of Argentina, 21st President of Argentina

party

Radical Civic Union

profession

Teacher

successor

José Félix Uriburu, Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear

vice president

Enrique Martínez (politician), Pelagio Luna