Luis Alberto Ammann

Luis Alberto Ammann (17 November 1942 – 6 November 2020)[1] was an Argentine politician of the Humanist Party as well as journalist, schoolteacher and writer.

For the Spanish-Argentine actor, see Alberto Ammann.
Amman in 1989

Amman was born in Villa Dolores, Córdoba Province.[1] He ran for President of Argentina during the 2007 Argentine general election, obtaining 0.41% of the votes.[2]

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.[3] As journalist, he was an editor of La Voz del Interior before entering politics.[4] He founded the Humanist Party in 1984 and later affiliated, in 1987, with the Communist Party and the Green party.[5]

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.[6]

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.[3][7]

References
  1. 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. "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.


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