# Javier Milei
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**Role:** President of Argentina, Dec 2023–
- Economist and self-described anarcho-capitalist (b. 1970) ◻. Cites Rothbard and Mises ◻; see [[Topics/Murray Rothbard/Theories and Influence|Rothbard: Theories and Influence]].
- Elected November 2023 and took office December 10, 2023 ◻. Ran on deep spending cuts, deregulation and (originally) dollarisation.
- @Handre has posted about him (Oct 20, 2026; see [[Users/@handre/handre-x-profile|the profile]]). He is the live test of the post's Argentina argument. ⚠️ Current economic results were not checked this session.
Key: ✔ confirmed this session · ◻ standard knowledge, not opened this session · ⚠️ unconfirmed.