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The initially organized labour support for 1963 elected Argentine President [[Arturo Umberto Illia|Arturo Illia]] turned to antagonism during 1964, as secret plans for [[Juan Perón|Juan Domingo Perón]]'s return from exile took shape. Accordingly, the [[General Confederation of Labour (Argentina)|General Confederation of Labor]] (CGT) leader [[José Alonso (trade unionist)|José Alonso]] called a [[general strike]] in May, and became a vocal opponent of the president. This antagonism intensified after Perón's failed attempt to return in December, and during 1965, CGT leaders began publicly hinting at support for a coup.<ref name=potash>Potash, Robert.''The Army and Politics in Argentina''. Stanford University Press, 1996.</ref> |
The initially organized labour support for 1963 elected Argentine President [[Arturo Umberto Illia|Arturo Illia]] turned to antagonism during 1964, as secret plans for [[Juan Perón|Juan Domingo Perón]]'s return from exile took shape. Accordingly, the [[General Confederation of Labour (Argentina)|General Confederation of Labor]] (CGT) leader [[José Alonso (trade unionist)|José Alonso]] called a [[general strike]] in May, and became a vocal opponent of the president. This antagonism intensified after Perón's failed attempt to return in December, and during 1965, CGT leaders began publicly hinting at support for a coup.<ref name=potash>Potash, Robert.''The Army and Politics in Argentina''. Stanford University Press, 1996.</ref> |
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The triumph of the [[Peronism|Peronists party]] in the March 1965 elections shook the Argentine Armed Forces, both among internal military factions linked to the Peronist movement, and in particular among the large section of the army which remained strongly anti-Peronist. In addition, a campaign against the government was also being carried out by important parts of the media, notably ''Primera Plana'' and ''Confirmado'', the nation's leading newsmagazines. Seizing on minimally relevant events such as the President's refusal to support |
The triumph of the [[Peronism|Peronists party]] in the March 1965 elections shook the Argentine Armed Forces, both among internal military factions linked to the Peronist movement, and in particular among the large section of the army which remained strongly anti-Peronist. In addition, a campaign against the government was also being carried out by important parts of the media, notably ''Primera Plana'' and ''Confirmado'', the nation's leading newsmagazines. Seizing on minimally relevant events such as the President's refusal to support Operation [[Power Pack]] ([[Lyndon Johnson]]'s [[Dominican Civil War|April 1965 invasion]] of the [[Dominican Republic]]), Illia was nicknamed "the turtle" in both editorials and caricatures, and his rule was vaguely referred to as "slow," "dim-witted" and "lacking energy and decision," encouraging the military to take power and weakening the government even more; ''Confirmado'' went further, publicly exhorting the public to support a coup and publishing a (non-scientific) opinion poll touting public support for the illegal measure.<ref name="potash"/> |
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