Alfredo de Angeli

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Alfredo de Angeli
De Ángeli enero 2016 (cropped).jpg
National Senator
Assumed office
10 December 2013
ConstituencyEntre Ríos
Personal details
Born (1956-07-01) July 1, 1956 (age 65)
María Grande, Argentina
Political partyRepublican Proposal
Other political
affiliations
Cambiemos (2015-present)

Alfredo de Angeli (born July 1, 1956) is an Argentine politician, current National Senator for Entre Ríos Province and former rural leader of the Federación Agraria Argentina of Entre Ríos. He became well known during Argentina's longest farmer strike, during which he led one of the hardline groups, blocking Ruta Nacional 14, also known as the Mercosur Road, in Gualeguaychú.

Biography[]

Childhood and youth[]

Alfredo de Angeli, small farmer and businessman, rural leader, member of the Federación Agraria Argentina (Argentinian Agricultural Federation) of Entre Ríos.

One of nine brothers, he was born and spent his early years in the Paraná department. In July 1980, he settled in Gualeguaychú, in a town named . He has an identical twin named Atilio, with whom he is usually confused, and who is also his partner in their business society. His twin is the one who dedicates all his time to the agricultural activity, while Alfredo splits his time between his job and his role as rural leader. Their society rents between 675 and 1,100 hectares (according to different sources) to different owners. [1] They cultivate soybean, corn, sunflower and crop. Nowadays he lives in a house near the beach of at Gualeguaychú.

Agricultural strike[]

He became famous during the 2008 agricultural strike, the most extensive general lockout in Argentine history. He led one of the toughest sectors and cut to National Route 14, also known as the Mercosur Route.

National Senator[]

In 2013 he was elected national senator for the Province of Entre Ríos, with the support of political leaders such as the Head of Government of the City of Buenos Aires Mauricio Macri, the deputy Patricia Bullrich, the syndicalist , the deputy and the mayor of San Isidro , among others. In 2019, he voted against the abortion legalization project.

References[]

  1. ^ “I've been a settler with the Yabrán family for 10 years.”, says De Angeli, [1] Archived 2008-05-25 at the Wayback Machine

See also[]


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