Handover of power to new Argentine Government

Title

Handover of power to new Argentine Government

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

18 Jun 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:02:26

Description

Antonia Higgs reports on the handover of power in Argentina to a new interim government, with Alfredo Saint Jean acting as temporary president. Includes Higgs’s question answered (in Spanish) by Alfredo Saint Jean; swearing-in(?) of new Commander-in-Chief, Cristino Nicolaides.

Contributors

Antonia Higgs; Alfredo Saint Jean; Cristino Nicolaides

Keywords

Politics; Government; Presidents; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Sovereignty; Army; Political leaders; Military government; Leopoldo Galtieri; Alfredo Saint Jean; Cristino Nicolaides

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