- Pelagio Luna
Infobox_President
name=Pelagio Luna
nationality=Argentine
order=12th Vice President ofArgentina
term_start=October 12, 1916
term_end=June 25, 1919
predecessor=Victorino de la Plaza
successor=Elpidio González
president0=Hipólito Yrigoyen
birth_date=6 January, 1867
birth_place=La Rioja, Argentina
death_date=death date and age|1919|6|25|1867|1|6
death_place=
spouse=
party=Radical Civic Union
profession=LawyerPelagio B. Luna (6 January, 1867,
La Rioja, Argentina —June 25 1919es icon [http://www.clarin.com/diario/especiales/yrigoyen/biografias/luna.htm Profile] , "Clarín ". Accessed 18 July 2008.] ) was an Argentine politician of theRadical Civic Union . He reached the post ofVice President in 1916.The son of the founder of the Radical Civic Union in
La Rioja Province , Luna graduated from theUniversity of Buenos Aires at the age of 22. He returned to La Rioja and worked as a lawyer then entered the judicial system, serving as a judge. He also taught literature at the National School of La Rioja.Luna joined the Radical Youth in 1889 and took part in the armed revolution the following year. He was part of the National Convention of November 1892. He was a candidate for National Deputy in 1912 and for governor of La Rioja in 1913, without success.
In 1916 Luna was elected vice president on
Hipólito Yrigoyen 's ticket, serving until his death in 1919. As President of the Senate, he helped create theNational Library of Argentina , serving as its first president. [es icon [http://www.bcnbib.gov.ar/institucional/historia_desarrollo_presidentes.htm Library of Congress (Argentina)] ]References
Bibliography
* cite book
last = Luna
first = Félix
title = El antipersonalismo
publisher = Academia Nacional de Ciencias Morales y políticas
date = 2004
volume = Anales
id = [http://www.ancmyp.org.ar/espanol/anales/2004/El%20antipersonalismo-luna.pdf]
* cite book
last = Luna
first = Félix
title = Yrigoyen
date = 1964
publisher = Buenos Aires: Desarrollo
id =
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