The Argentine president of the time , Raúl Alfonsín declared Expressing_publicly that the attack Attack , which carried Bringing the ultimate goal of sparking Causation a massive popular uprising Change_of_leadership , could have led to Causation a civil war Hostile_encounter .

Raúl Alfonsín was the president of Argentina from 1983 to 1989 .

Alfonsín was seen Perception_active by 40,000 people and the senior politicians of the country ; people from other countries also voiced Expressing_publicly their respect for him .