Ernesto Horacio Crespo
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Ernesto Horacio Crespo is an Argentine
retired Brigadier General(Lieutenant General) and former Chief of Staff of the Argentine Air Force
.
In 1982, Crespo, who was the commander of the Fourth Air Force Brigade at the time, was commanded to create, deploy, and command the Fuerza Aérea Sur (Southern Air Force); the military organization that would control both Air Force and Argentine Navy
air units that would later take part in the Falklands War
.
From 1985 to 1989 he acted as Chief of Staff of the Air Force under presidency of Raúl Alfonsín
. During the Carapintadas
conflict within the Argentine Army
, the Air Force under his command, stood in defence of the democratic government.
During his mandate, the Argentinian Air Force developed the Condor missile
, which was later discontinued in the early 1990s during the Carlos Menem
presidency because of political pressure from the United States
.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
retired Brigadier General(Lieutenant General) and former Chief of Staff of the Argentine Air Force
Argentine Air Force
The Argentine Air Force is the national aviation branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. , it had 14,606 military and 6,854 civilian staff.-History:...
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In 1982, Crespo, who was the commander of the Fourth Air Force Brigade at the time, was commanded to create, deploy, and command the Fuerza Aérea Sur (Southern Air Force); the military organization that would control both Air Force and Argentine Navy
Argentine Navy
The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Armada of the Argentine Republic is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force....
air units that would later take part in the Falklands War
Falklands War
The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
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From 1985 to 1989 he acted as Chief of Staff of the Air Force under presidency of Raúl Alfonsín
Raúl Alfonsín
Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín was an Argentine lawyer, politician and statesman, who served as the President of Argentina from December 10, 1983, to July 8, 1989. Alfonsín was the first democratically-elected president of Argentina following the military government known as the National Reorganization...
. During the Carapintadas
Carapintadas
The were a group of mutineers in the Argentine Army, who took part in uprisings during the presidency of Raúl Alfonsín in Argentina.In December 1986, the Ley de Punto Final was introduced...
conflict within the Argentine Army
Argentine Army
The Argentine Army is the land armed force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of the country.- History :...
, the Air Force under his command, stood in defence of the democratic government.
During his mandate, the Argentinian Air Force developed the Condor missile
Condor missile
The Argentine Condor missile program started in the 1970s as a multinational space research program with significant contract work being performed by German company MBB ....
, which was later discontinued in the early 1990s during the Carlos Menem
Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem is an Argentine politician who was President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. He is currently an Argentine National Senator for La Rioja Province.-Early life:...
presidency because of political pressure from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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