Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Alfredo Oscar Saint-Jean

| image = Al.St.Jean (cropped)(b).JPG

| caption = Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean

| nationality = Argentine

| office = President of Argentina

| order = 47th

| term_label = Interim

| status =

| term_start = 18 June 1982

| term_end = 1 July 1982

| appointer = Military junta

| vicepresident = None

| predecessor = Leopoldo Galtieri

| successor = Reynaldo Bignone

| birth_date = 11 November 1926

| birth_place = Chascomús, Buenos Aires{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1987|9|2|1926|11|11}}

| spouse = María Beatriz Dauna

| party =

| profession = Military

| nickname =

| allegiance = {{flag|Argentina}}

| branch = {{army|Argentina}}

| serviceyears = 1944–1982

| rank = 35px (Pre-1991 epaulette) Division General

| unit =

| commands =

| battles = Dirty War

| awards =

| signature = FirmaSaint-Jean.jpg

| office1 = Interior Minister of Argentina

| term1 = 12 December 1981 – 1 July 1982

| president1 = Carlos Lacoste (Interim)
Leopoldo Galtieri

}}

Alfredo Oscar Saint-Jean ({{IPA|es|alˈfɾeðo osˈkaɾ ˈsent ˈtʃin}}; 11 November 1926 – 2 September 1987) was an Argentine Army division general and politician, who served as President of Argentina in 1982.Fuimos Todos, pag. 217, by Juan Bautista Yofre, published in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2009, Editorial Sudamericana.

Earlier public role

Following the 1976 coup and the intervention of the Argentine military in public affairs during the National Reorganization Process, Alfredo Saint-Jean was one of the generals who held senior roles. He served as interior minister from 1981, having been appointed by General Leopoldo Galtieri.

President of Argentina

He briefly served as President of Argentina from 18 June 1982 to 1 July 1982, during a period of military rule, after Galtieri was ousted from office owing to the country's defeat in the Falklands War.

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Saint-Jean's brief period as president in June and July 1982 ended when he was succeeded by General Reynaldo Bignone.

Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean

Earlier public role

President of Argentina

=Succession=

References

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