Carlos Lacoste

Carlos Alberto Lacoste was an Argentine naval officer and politician who briefly served as the interim President of Argentina in December 1981.

Career

While serving as a vice-admiral in the Navy, Lacoste was influential in the organization of the 1978 [FIFA World Cup], hosted by Argentina.
In December 1981 the then head of state General Roberto Eduardo Viola was ousted in a coup d'état. Lacoste served as interim President of Argentina from 11 to 22 December 1981, during a period of military rule. He was succeeded in the presidential office by Lieutenant General Leopoldo Galtieri. After the military government, he preserved his connections with football associations, becoming a South American representative in FIFA, and in 1986 he was assigned as Argentine supervisor in the drawing of 1986 [FIFA World Cup|that year's World Cup] matches in Mexico, which was eventually won by Argentina. He died on 24 June 2004 at the age of 75.