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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Stiff of bearing and devoutly Roman Catholic, Lieut. General Jorge Rafael Videla was a reassuring figure to many Argentines in March 1976, when he emerged as President of a military government intent on ending years of economic chaos and political violence. Then Videla led Argentina's armed forces into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Argentina: A Step Toward Justice | 8/13/1984 | See Source »

Despite last week's meeting, the Latin American countries do not form a united and cohesive bloc. While the two heaviest debtors, Brazil ($93.1 billion) and Mexico ($89.8 billion), have taken drastic measures to rein in their runaway economies, Argentina ($45.3 billion) is still a maverick. Two weeks ago...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Gathering Storm | 7/2/1984 | See Source »

Few subjects infuriate Argentine President Raúl Alfonsín more than what happened to the billions of dollars his country borrowed in the late '70s. Says he: "The foreign debt's most irritating feature for the Argentines is that the money was not converted into the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Did the Money Go? | 7/2/1984 | See Source »

As developing nations have gone deeper into debt in recent years, the IMF has become a major target of their hostility. They covet its money, but fear the consequences of borrowing it. Argentina, for example, desperately needs $2.1 billion in IMF credits. But in return for the money, the fund...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Third World Lightning Rod | 7/2/1984 | See Source »

While Alfonsín haggles with the IMF, a crucial deadline is drawing perilously close. If Argentina does not pay $500 million in interest on its $43.6 billion debt by June 30, U.S. banks will have to subtract the missing payments from second-quarter profits. Faced with a similar dilemma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Talking Tough to the IMF | 6/25/1984 | See Source »

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