Politicians, governors and deputies from different spaces celebrated the 39th anniversary of the triumph at the polls of former President Ricardo Alfonsín, which marked the return to democracy, and highlighted the legacy of the leader of the Radical Civic Union (UCR) who recovered “peace and the dignity”.
The governor of Jujuy and president of the UCR, Gerardo Morales stated on his official Twitter account that Alfonsín “taught us that there are adversaries and not enemies.that ideas are ahead of men and that there is no more important value than respect for the Constitution, source of justice, rights and freedom”.
In that line, his peer from the province of Entre Ríos, Gustavo Bordet, pointed out that “just 39 years ago we recovered democracy” and valued that “it cost us a lot of effort, many lives, it was a great deed by all the people.”
In addition, he considered that “that same force is the one that has to unite us today to defend democracy and peace” and urged “to leave behind hatred, divisions and intolerance.”
At the same time, he urged “to honor the legacy of Raúl Alfonsín, of the Mothers and of the millions of people who fought to recover human rights.”
Those of us who embrace politics have to honor the legacy of Raúl Alfonsín, of the Mothers and of the millions of people who fought to recover human rights. To strengthen democracy we have to work for equity and well-being for everyone.
– Gustavo Bordet (@bordet) October 30, 2022
“39 years ago we recovered peace and dignity as human beings”, highlighted the president of the block of deputies of the UCR, Mario Negrithrough his social networks where he shared a video with a speech by Alfonsín after his victory.
39 years ago we recovered peace and dignity as human beings. #DemocracyForever pic.twitter.com/fHzMUFYJO2
– Mario Raúl Negri (@marioraulnegri) October 30, 2022
For his part, Argentine ambassador to Spain and son of the late former president, Ricardo Alfonsín, recalled in dialogue with the Uncover Radio the electoral triumph of his father in 1983.
That way, He highlighted Alfonsín’s management in the face of “the amount of risk” that his government faced, and gave as an example the 1987 Holy Week carapintada uprising, led by Lieutenant Colonel Aldo Rico.
“How could we not say ‘Happy Easter’ given the amount of risk there was, if the men (who got up) left exhausted,” added Alfonsín.
And furthermore, he stressed that in that event “they could have killed the president, kidnapped him, they could have carried out a military coup, one sector of the armed forces could have clashed with the other.”
For his part, he highlighted the Trial of the Military Juntas and affirmed that this process was “never carried out anywhere in the world.”
