Luis Alberto Ammann

Amman in 1989

Luis Alberto Ammann (17 November 1942 – 6 November 2020) was an Argentine politician of the Humanist Party as well as journalist, schoolteacher and writer.

Amman was born in Villa Dolores, Córdoba Province. He ran for President of Argentina during the 2007 Argentine general election, obtaining 0.41% of the votes.

Amman obtained a degree in linguistics from the National University of Córdoba and a degree in philology from the University of La Laguna in Tenerife, Spain. As journalist, he was an editor of La Voz del Interior before entering politics. He founded the Humanist Party in 1984 and later affiliated, in 1987, with the Communist Party and the Green party.

He was candidate for president in 1989 Argentine general election, obtaining 0.26% of votes for the Green Humanist Party and later affiliated with Fernando "Pino" Solanas.

He died from heart failure as a complication of COVID-19 in Buenos Aires on 6 November 2020, at the age of 77, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina.

References

  1. 1 2 Quiroga, Mariano (6 November 2020). "The wise rogue, Luis Ammann, has died". Pressenza. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Tejerizo, Javier (2006). "Candidatos a Presidente 2007: Luis Ammann" [Candidates for President 2007: Luis Ammann]. Argentina Elections (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Falleció el político Luis Ammann: tenía coronavirus" [Politician Luis Ammann passed away: he had coronavirus]. Nueva Rioja (in Spanish). 6 November 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "OPINIÓN: LUIS AMMANN" [OPINION: LUIS AMMAN]. entrenosdigital (in Spanish). 29 November 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Meyer, Adriana (1 October 2007). ""Asumimos banderas muy caras al sentimiento antiimperialista"" [We assume flags that are very expensive to anti-imperialist sentiment]. Página 12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Meyer, Adriana (22 August 2007). "Pino va sin la izquierda" [Pino goes without the left]. Página 12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "EL HUMANISMO PAMPEANO LAMENTÓ EL FALLECIMIENTO DE LUIS AMMAN" [PAMPEAN HUMANISM REGREED THE DEATH OF LUIS AMMAN]. www.planbnoticias.com.ar (in Spanish). 6 November 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.