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Hipólito Yrigoyen
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Hipólito Yrigoyen

Founder · YPF · born July 12, 1852 · died 1933

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Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Yrigoyen was an Argentine politician of the Radical Civic Union who served as President of Argentina from 1916 to 1922 and again from 1928 until his overthrow in 1930.

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  1. 64Became President of ArgentinaOctober 12, 1916
  2. 69Founded YPFJune 3, 1922

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