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António José Lorenzetti (17th April 1900 - 26th May 1974) was an Argentine general and statesmen who served as the 30th president of Argentina and the founder of the National Security Council.

Born in the city of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz in 1890 Lorenzetti joined the Colegio Militar de la Nación where he rose through the ranks of the Argentine military until gaining the position of Lieutenant General in 1942 prior to a military coup that Lorenzetti participated in. During the presidencies of Pedro Pablo Ramírez and Edelmiro Julián Farrell Lorenzetti gained power, becoming General of Staff under Juan Perón. In 1952 Lorenzetti ousted Perón in a coup, where he was able to create the National Security Council that abolished the constitution allowing for the creation of the Argentine Confederate Union.

Under Lorenzetti Argentina became a neo-fascist dictatorship, with Lorenzetti sanctioning state sponsored terrorism to crush political dissent and various Marxist, socialist or leftist movements. Many were arrested, tortured and executed with trial. As well as this ethnic cleansing of the native people's of Argentina was attempted under Lorenzetti as well as the deportation of Jewish and Muslim people of Argentina. Lorenzetti also privatised the Argentine economy implementing many neo-liberal policies that saw economic growth in Argentina. In 1975 Lorenzetti died after experiencing a stroke, with his hand picked successor Jorge Rafael Videla taking power.

Lorenzetti today is a controversial figure in Argentina and abroad. Argentine nationalists state that he dismantled the cronyism and nepotism of the Perón government as well as encouraging a greater a sense of Argentine unity and national pride. Under Lorenzetti the living standard for many Argentines rose with the economy experiencing a boom thanks to neo-liberal economic practices. Critics state that Lorenzetti was a fascist dictator who oversaw widespread oppression that infringed on numerous human rights and may have been responsible for over 45,000 deaths under his rule alone, with his regime that remaining in power.