Word: argentinas
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Whether the precariously isolated army could hang on to power that long was another question. The situation, in the words of a Latin American expert in Washington, was "extremely unstable." President-designate Bignone was not linked with Galtieri's government. A former infantry commander who oversaw Argentina's top military academies in 1980 and 1981, Bignone was shunted aside when Galtieri seized power last December. Bignone is touted as a dialoguista, meaning that he favors the opening of discussions with Argentina's 14 suspended political parties. But behind the new President stood Major General Nicolaides...
Nonetheless, Bignone's first important move was to call a meeting of the leaders of Argentina's suspended political parties, including even the dreaded Peronists, whom some military hard-liners had vowed to exclude from government (see box). After the encounter, Bignone announced that the politicians could begin legal political activity this week...
Politically, Thatcher was still basking in the afterglow of the Falklands victory. Last week a Market & Opinion Research International poll in London showed that 81% of the country felt "prouder to be British." But the Falklands hangover now afflicting Argentina could eventually have a British counterpart. Parliamentary scuffling has already begun in London, where Thatcher's government faces inquiries into why Argentina's invasion of the Falklands came as such a surprise. The Prime Minister was embarrassed by the publication of a letter she had written to a Tory loyalist on Feb. 3, claiming that the Royal Marine...
Still, the Thatcher government's problems paled in comparison with those facing Argentina. In an editorial, the independent Buenos Aires daily La Prensa published what it described as a blueprint for recovery. "We must accept the lessons of experience and rid ourselves of this crisis," the paper said. "A regime must be created by which governments can act without having to obtain approval of military organizations." Argentina last week seemed a long way from accepting that courageous advice...
...Reynaldo Bignone announced that banned political parties could resume their activities this week, the most powerful mass movement in modern Argentine history was once again stirring. Peronism, a cult of nationalism, populism and social welfare fostered by the late Juan Domingo Perón, has been a force in Argentina since the mid-1940s. Twice, from 1946 to 1955 and briefly in 1973 and 1974, its founder held power. Twice also, according to the movement's critics, Peronism brought Argentina to the brink of ruin. Yet so strong is the creed's appeal, especially among lower and working...