Alfredo de Angeli nicknamed el Melli, is a rural leader of the Federación Agraria Argentina

Federación Agraria Argentina

The Argentine Agrarian Federation is a private institution that serves as a business organization for small and medium agricultural producers in Argentina. It was founded on 15 August 1912 after the first employers' strike of agrarian farmers demanding protection from the exploitation of big...

 of Entre Ríos

Entre Ríos Province

Entre Ríos is a northeastern province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires , Corrientes and Santa Fe , and Uruguay in the east....

 and of the ecology movement of the Asamblea Ciudadana Ambiental de Gualeguaychú. He became famous during Argentina's longest farmer strike

2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector

The 2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector started in March 2008, which then extended into a prolonged period of turbulent politics...

, during which he led one of the hardest groups, blocking the strategic Ruta Nacional Nº 14, also known as the Mercosur Road, in Gualeguaychú.

Childhood and youth

One of nine brothers, he was born and spent his early years in the Paraná

Paraná, Entre Ríos

Paraná is the capital city of the Argentine province of Entre Ríos, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, opposite the city of Santa Fe, capital of the neighbouring Santa Fe Province...

 department. In July 1980, he settled in Gualeguaychú, in a town named Arroyo El Sauce.
He has an identical twin

Twin

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 named Atilio, with whom he is usually confused, and who is also his partner in their business society. His twin is the one who dedicates all his time to the agricultural activity, while Alfredo splits his time between his job and his role as rural leader.
Their society rents between 675 and 1100 hectares (according to different sources) to different owners.

They cultivate soybean

Soybean

The soybean or soya bean is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean which has numerous uses...

, corn

Maize

Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...

, sunflower

Sunflower

Sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads...

 and crop

Crop

Crop may refer to:* Crop, a plant grown and harvested for agricultural use* Crop , part of the alimentary tract of some animals* Crop , a modified whip used in horseback riding or disciplining humans...

. Nowadays he lives in a house near the beach of El Ñandubaysal.

See also

• 2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector
  2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector
  The 2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector started in March 2008, which then extended into a prolonged period of turbulent politics...
  
  
• Federación Agraria Argentina
  Federación Agraria Argentina
  The Argentine Agrarian Federation is a private institution that serves as a business organization for small and medium agricultural producers in Argentina. It was founded on 15 August 1912 after the first employers' strike of agrarian farmers demanding protection from the exploitation of big...