Alfredo de Angeli

Alfredo de Angeli, nicknamed "el Melli", (born in 1956, age|1|7|1956, in María Grande, Entre Ríos, Argentina) is a rural leader of the Federación Agraria Argentina of Entre Ríos and of the ecology movement of the Asamblea Ciudadana Ambiental de Gualeguaychú. He became famous during Argentina's longest farmer strike, during which he has leaded one of the hardest groups, blocking the strategic Ruta Nacional Nº 14, also known as the Mercosur Road, in Gualeguaychú.

Biography

Childhood and youth

One of nine brothers, he was born and spent his early years in the Paraná department. In july of 1980, he settled in Gualeguaychú, in a town named Arroyo El Sauce. 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 1100 hectares (according to different sources) to different owners. ["“I've been a settler with the Yabrán family for 10 years.”, says De Angeli", [http://www.diarioperfil.com.ar/edimp/0255/articulo.php?art=7054&ed=0255] ] They cultivate soybean, corn, sunflower and crop. Nowadays he lives in a house near the beach of El Ñandubaysal.

References

ee also

*2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector