13 Facts About Alberto Teisaire

Alberto Teisaire was an Argentine naval officer and Vice President of Argentina.

Alberto Teisaire was born in 1891 to Clementina Cejas and Eduardo Teisaire, in Mendoza, Argentina.

Alberto Teisaire enrolled in the Argentine Naval Academy in 1908 and, upon graduation in 1912, was accepted to the United States Naval Academy.

Alberto Teisaire became a reliable ally of the new War and Labor Minister, Col.

Alberto Teisaire retired as Rear Admiral in 1945 to pursue a seat in the Argentine Senate, ahead of the February 1946 general elections.

Alberto Teisaire did well in his career in the Senate, even so.

Alberto Teisaire was named Provisional President of the Senate in 1947, and was reelected Senator in 1951.

Alberto Teisaire was elected to the Constitutional Assembly of 1949, which drafted a replacement of the 1853 Constitution of Argentina.

Alberto Teisaire was named head of the Peronist Party's Superior Council in 1952, effectively making him the third-most powerful member of the administration.

Alberto Teisaire introduced the Lions Club into Argentina in 1954, and received the German Order of Merit.

Vice President Alberto Teisaire was forced to resign on 23 September 1955, following which he was coerced into reading a 7-page confession of the "fugitive dictator's" alleged abuses.

Alberto Teisaire's "confession" was produced into a 12-minute propaganda film by the Revolucion Libertadora, which ordered the footage shown in all movie theatres.

Alberto Teisaire's coerced 1956 statements remained controversial, perceived as a betrayal by many Peronists even after his death.