Alberto Manuel Campos

Alberto Manuel Campos (1919–1975) was an Argentine politician and member of the Peronist Party. He was born in José León Suárez, Buenos Aires and was assassinated on December 17, 1975.

Death He was mayor of the General San Martín Partido, in the northern area of Greater Buenos Aires between May 25, 1973, and December 17, 1975. He was assassinated in an attack attributed to the armed Montoneros political organization in the town of José León Suárez during the extreme intensification of political violence that marked the last months of the Isabel Perón government.

Work Campos was a member of the Peronist resistance. who entrusted him with the task of being his first personal representative. He was connected to the Metal Workers Union and the CGT.

Recognition The causes, abettors and perpetrators of his murder have never been clearly identified. He was succeeded by Emilio Cuccarese, who served as Mayor until March 24, 1976, when he was removed from office by the National Reorganization Process.

In recognition of his figure, the new building in the Municipality of General San Martin, which was started under his leadership and opened in 1978 in the central 89 street (formerly Uruguay), side of the San Martin Central Plaza, bear his name.