THE NEW PRESIDENT OF ARGENTINA IS CARLOS MENEM, THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF A SMALL ARGENTINA PROVINCE. THE 58-YEAR-OLD MAN BECAME THE FIRST PERSON TO BE ELECTED PRESIDENT IN 16 YEARS.
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Arturo Frondisi addresses press people after winning election for President in Argentina.
Officials check documents during first free election for President in Argentina. Argentine people vote. Aramburu and Arturo Frondisi vote. Women count votes. Lists on a board. Arturo Frondisi addresses press people after his win. Location: Argentina. Date: 1958.
A huge crowd gathers for an anti-dictator parade in Argentina.
The Argentineans participate in an anti-dictator parade in Argentina. A huge crowd parades in a public square. They carry banners. People wave and throw confetti from windows and balconies. Location: Argentina. Date: 1938.
ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENT RAUL ALFONSIN SAYS HE WILL RESIGN AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, NEARLY SIX MONTHS BEFORE HIS TERM WAS DUE TO END. ALFONSIN SAYS HIS ACTION IS BEING DICTATED BY THE DISASTROUS SHAPE OF THE NATION'S ECONOMY. BUT THE NEW PRESIDENT SAYS IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO TAKE OVER SO SOON.