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...MARCH 25, the day after a military coup overthrew the government of Isabel Peron, an army major in charge of public relations in the city of Cordoba called a press conference. He instituted "temporary" press censorship and finished his instructions by saying, "Remember, I don't want to see any mention of Chile." On March 30, General Jorge Videla, the head of the ruling military junta, announced on national television that his new regime was deeply committed to human rights, based on "profound Christian convictions." The smooth and relatively bloodless coup followed by constant reassurances stemmed from a well-defined...
...many years before the coup, Isabel and Juan Peron ruled over a corrupt right-wing bureaucracy which maneuvered and stole with full support of the Peronist-dominated congress. Peron's policies had the tacit acceptance of the Argentine military as long as his (or Isabel's) regime would give the generals a free hand to attack the guerrilla and other left-wing movements. During the last few months of Mrs. Peron's regime, the military and right-wing paramilitary forces were waging an open war against the leftists while "Isabelita" was taking all the blame for economic paralysis and political...
Meanwhile, the country staggered from one crisis to another. To finance rising deficits, the government printed pesos at a lightning pace, and prices rose almost daily. Dissatisfied workers paralyzed industry with strikes, and terrorist killings and kidnapings mounted. Isabel's reflex response to each crisis was a Cabinet shuffle. In 20 months, she had six Economy Ministers, six Interior Ministers and four Foreign Ministers. Because she could not lead the Peronist movement she inherited, left and far-right factions fell into open warfare...
...bone) will probably appoint a civilian Economy Minister who favors business and a Foreign Minister who supports strong ties with the U.S. For the moment, his main concern seems to be to avoid the kind of Chilean-style repression that might anger world opinion and frighten away foreign investors. Isabel herself may be allowed to fly into exile, probably to Spain; if she does stand trial, it is likely to be for a relatively minor offense, such as misuse of public funds...
...Isabel's successors surely recognize that if they are to check inflation, get the farms and factories humming again and increase foreign earnings, the painful sacrifice of economic austerity will be required from nearly all Argentines. Not only will this strain the military's popularity, but it might also eventually forge a potentially explosive alliance between the violent left and hard-pressed workers. Yet unless Videla and his colleagues are ready to deal forcefully with Argentina's economic mess and restore public order, they cannot hope to do much better than the hapless former dancer they finally...