Arturo Mor Roig

Arturo Mor Roig
Minister of the Interior
In office 26 March 1971 – 24 May 1973
President	Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (de facto)
Preceded by	Arturo Cordón Aguirre
Succeeded by	Esteban Righi
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 12 October 1963 – 28 June 1966
Preceded by	Federico Fernández de Monjardín
Succeeded by	Raúl Lastiri
National Deputy
In office 12 October 1963 – 28 June 1966
Constituency	Buenos Aires
Personal details
Born	(1914-12-14)14 December 1914 Lleida, Spain
Died	15 July 1974(1974-07-15) (aged 59) San Justo, Argentina
Political 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]

References

1. "32 balazos para matar a Mor Roig: el mensaje mafioso de Montoneros que profundizó la violencia política en Argentina". 18 July 2021. Infobae. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
2. Pignatelli, Adrián (15 July 2024). "A 50 años del crimen de Arturo Mor Roig, el exministro de Lanusse que fue acribillado en La Matanza". El1 Digital. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
3. Kandell, Jonathan (16 July 1974). "Former Argentine Official Slain As Acts of Terrorism Continue". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
4. Potash, Robert (14 July 2012). "¿Por qué Mor Roig?". Perfil. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2024.

Political offices
Vacant 1962 coup d'état Title last held by Federico Fernández de Monjardín	President of the Chamber of Deputies 1963–1966	Vacant 1966 coup d'état Title next held by Raúl Lastiri