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'''Alejandro Vicente López y Planes''' (May 3, 1785 – October 10, 1856) was an Argentine writer and politician who acted as interim [[President of Argentina]] from July 7 to August 18, 1827. He also wrote the lyrics of the [[Argentine National Anthem]] adopted on May 11, 1813.

Baptized Alejandro Vicente, he never used his first name.López began his primary studies in the San Francisco School, and later studied in the Real Colegio San Carlos, today the [[Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires]]. He obtained a doctorate of laws in the [[University of Chuquisaca]]. He served as a captain in the Patriotic Regiment during the [[British invasions of the Río de la Plata|English invasions]]. After the Argentine victory he composed a poem entitled ''El triunfo argentino'' (The Argentine Triumph).