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Carlos Elvio Alderete, Veteran Luz y Fuerza and CGT Leader, Dies

His brief stint as Alfonsín’s labor minister coincided with a rare lull in CGT general strikes.

Overview

  • Argentine outlets confirmed his death late this week, with Clarín reporting it occurred on Friday after he had spent his later years in Salta.
  • He rose through Luz y Fuerza to lead the national federation FATLyF and held top roles in the CGT between 1986 and 1989.
  • Serving from March to September 1987 as labor minister under Raúl Alfonsín, he presided over a stretch in which the CGT called no general strikes.
  • He later became PAMI interventor in April 1994 for about nine months, and in 2000 the Federal Chamber processed him in a fraud case tied to ARS 3.5 million in works at the Hogar Viamonte in Ituzaingó.
  • Union leaders including Héctor Daer and Juan Carlos Schmid posted tributes to his legacy, while reports differed on his age at death.