Elías Canaán Sapag (1911-08-05–1993-06-21) was a Lebanese-born Argentine politician, long-serving senator for Neuquén Province, founder of the Neuquino People's Movement and head of the locally influential Sapag family. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Neuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country at the northern end of Patagonia. The Neuquén People's Movement (Movimiento Popular Neuquino is a provincial Political party in the province of Neuquén, Argentina.
Sapag was born in Mayrouba, Lebanon and emigrated with his parents to Argentina in 1913. They arrived in Covunco, Neuquén where his grandfather had already set up home, and moved on to Zapala. Zapala is a city in the Patagonian province of Neuquén, Argentina with about 32000 inhabitants according to the. His parents had several more children, including his brothers Felipe, Amado and José. Felipe Sapag (b 1917-02-14) is an Argentine politician governor of Neuquén Province on five occasions and a leading figure in the Neuquino People's The family were successful in business but the 1930 economic collapse brought great hardship. Sapag and his brothers were forced to give up their education to work to support the family and they moved to Cutral-Có to set up a company. He and his brothers played leading roles in the community, and became leading Peronist activists. Peronism (Peronismo or Justicialism (Spanish Justicialismo) is an Argentine political movement based on the ideas and programs associated with Elías chaired the Settlement Committee (Comisión de Fomento) of the town whilst Felipe was secretary, helping newcomers to settle in the new town. Felipe later became the first mayor of Cutral-Có, and Amado became mayor of Zapala.
Following the military coup d'etat and the banning of the Peronist movement, Sapag and his brothers founded the Neuquino People's Movement, a provincial political party able to contest elections. Originally called 'Provincial Politics', it came into being on 1961-06-04. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Elías became Party president. In 1963 he was elected a senator whilst Felipe was elected governor of Neuquén and would serve four further times until the 1990s.
Having been deposed by the military in 1966, Elías Sapag was re-elected to the Senate in 1973, and returned to Congress in 1983 upon the restoration of democracy, serving until his death in 1993. He was one of Argentina's longest-serving senators.
Sapag married Alma Cavallo and they had seven children. His son Rodolfo 'Pipe' Sapag succeeded him as senator, his daughter Luz Sapag was next to become a senator herself, whilst another son Jorge served as vice-governor and from 2007 as governor of Neuquén. Luz María Sapag (b 1944-06-15) is an Argentine politician Mayor of the city of San Martín de los Andes and formerly Senator for Neuquén Jorge Augusto Sapag (b 18 July 1951, Zapala, Neuquén Province) is a politician and lawyer a member of the Neuquino People's Movement
References
- Sapag family history by Luis Felipe Sapag
- Felipe biography, government of Neuquén
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