Oscar Bidegain

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]

Oscar Bidegain
Governor of Buenos Aires
In office
May 25, 1973 – January 24, 1974
Preceded byMiguel Moragues (de facto)
Succeeded byVictorio Calabró
Personal details
Born(1905-09-03)3 September 1905
Azul, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Died15 December 1994(1994-12-15) (aged 89)
Azul, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Political partyJusticialist Party
ProfessionSurgeon

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]

References
  1. "Oscar Bidegain". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. Pozzoni, Mariana (2009). "La Tendencia Revolucionaria del peronismo en la apertura política. Provincia de Buenos Aires, 1971-1974". Estudios Sociales (in Spanish). 36: 173–202. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

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