Vicente Solano Lima
Vicente Solano Lima (
September 21,
1901,
Ramallo,
Province of Buenos Aires—
April 23,
1984,
Buenos Aires) was a conservative politician,
vice-president of
Argentina from
May 25,
1973 to
July 13,
1973.
Solano Lima joined the Popular Conservative Party whilst studying to be a lawyer and became a provincial deputy in 1925. He served as a national deputy on two occasions and was rector of the
University of Buenos Aires. He owned the regional newspaper
El Norte.
Despite his
Conservative affiliation, Solano Lima ran on the same ticket of the leftist
Héctor José Cámpora in 1973, acting as a proxy for
Juan Perón, banned by the military government. He resigned as Vice-President a few months later.
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Solano Lima: el ilustre olvidado (in Spanish)
