Word: os
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...from the Campo Mayo. One day last year Porteños (citizens of Buenos Aires) were alarmed by the regular thud of military boots on the Avenida General Paz, the rumble of moving caissons. From the Campo Mayo, Army headquarters, dashed truckloads of soldiers with machine guns. They converged on Casa Rosada, Argentina's Government House. In less than half a day the corrupt, unpopular, three-year administration of President Ramon S. Castillo was ended...
General Arturo Rawson became President, ruled Argentina for almost two days. While Porteños, and the rest of the world, looked on in some amazement, the Presidential guard was changed at the double quick, and swifter than the opening of a trap door, General Pedro Ramirez succeeded President Arturo Rawson...
...Canudos, a mountain village of 5,200 huts and two churches whose population had been swollen by crowds of Conselheiro's followers. It was 60 miles away over mountain roads that had defeated the earlier expeditions before they started out. Conselheiro's followers, the jagunços, had dug trenches, spied out the land, sharpened scythes and cattle prongs, repaired their antique muskets, even built crossbows, and prayed ceaselessly. As the expedition started, Moreira Cesar had an attack of epilepsy. It was a bad omen. His troops drove back Conselheiro's outposts, rushed on madly until they...
Then Chile's Ambassador, Conrado Ríos Gallardo, presented a note which he "was most happy to deliver." His Government declared that the Farrell regime was legal, required no new recognition. The hemisphere front was also a flop, cracked by a supposedly friendly, democratic country to which the U.S. had confidently looked for support. Cheering Argentine nationalists surrounded the Chilean Embassy, waited for other Latin nations to follow Chile's example. Chileans waited for angry repercussion in their own country...
Last week President Ríos tried again. Out went seven members of the tecnico Cabinet which he formed three months ago in the hope that it would bring the politicians into line. In came the party men again, five Radicals, two Liberals. Most of the new Cabinet members had been seen before. The people knew them and were skeptical. The parties knew them and remained dissatisfied. The President knew them but maintained that this time the Cabinet "must devote itself exclusively to the welfare of the country. Political incidents may take place, but they must be disregarded...