Who was an Argentine politician and lawyer who acted as the President of Argentina between May 1, 1958, and March 29, 1962, and had an economic battle announced on 24 July 1958?
Oil battle The oil battle (Spanish: "La batalla del petróleo" ) was an economic battle announced by the government of Argentine president Arturo Frondizi on 24 July 1958. The aim of the "battle" was to achieve self-sufficiency in oil production. It is remembered for the ideological controversy caused by the apparent ideological about-face of the president, who had previously been critical of oil policy.
Ricardo Balbín Ricardo Balbín (July 29, 1904 — September 9, 1981) was an Argentine lawyer and politician, and one of the most important figures of the centrist Radical Civic Union (UCR), for which he was the presidential nominee four times: in 1951, 1958, and twice in 1973.