Atilio Feudal, the first mayor elected under democracy in 1983, celebrates the anniversary in Bariloche
A variety of different acts and commemoration ceremonies today will mark 30 years since the return of democracy, remembering the day that Raúl Alfonsín was named President of Argentina.
On October 30 1983, and after a long recount of votes, Alfonsín’s Radical Civic Union (UCR) secured a landmark victory over the Peronist Justicialist Party list.
The previously little-known candidate, who passed away in 2009, beat the PJ’s Ítalo Buder by 12 points, and was named the undisputed winner of Argentina’s first democratic polls since the start of the military dictatorship seven years previously.
The UCR’s Lower House block today sent a message celebrating the anniversary, calling it a «triumph of the Argentine people».
«Argentina is experiencing the longest democratic period of its history and that is a triumph for all Argentine people, who emerged from the shadows and horror of the last military dictatorship with the firm conviction that only in democracy is it possible to conceive the development of a free country, one respectful of human rights, united and prosperous,» the party signalled through a press release.
«This commemoration should be an opportunity to remember that national unity and dialogue are fundamental elements of democratic political activity.»
Source: Buenos Aires Herald