I wrote this for class this morning.
The readings for today were regarding the Post-Peron regimes of Argentina from The 1950's onward. There was a lot of corruption. Different parties ran in elections with the military often canceling the election results. The military also ousted democratically elected leaders already serving in office. Peronist parties were often banned from running and if they won, the results were canceled. In The 1970's, Peron was allowed to return from exile and he was elected President once again. This time, he was able to have his new wife Isabel as his Vice-President. He met her because she was a night club dancer in Panama. She succeeded him as President when he died in office. She was ousted by the military in 1976.
In parallel to the military ousting governments that they didn't approve of, many people were kidnapped and tortured. This led to a group of mothers referred to as Las Locas de la Plaza de Mayo (The Mad Women of The Plaza de Mayo.) regularly protesting there. They would share their stories with each other work together to secure the safe release of their sons and daughters. Many of the kidnapped people were tortured, interrogated under extreme physical pain, and even raped.
Topic: Post-Peron Argentina (Read 822 times)