Argentinean Dirty War

The Argentinean Dirty War also known as the Process of National Reorganization was the name used by the Argentine Military Government for a period of state terrorism in Argentina from approximately 1974 to 1983. There are a few factors that affected Argentina’s political systems in the 20th century and contributed to the fluctuation between a radical and populist system and authoritarian military dictatorship. I recognized that the major factors included Juan Peron’s leadership, class conflict, Argentinean military intervention and Operation Condor. The major influencers of the time would be the Argentine Military, paramilitary groups like the Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (Triple A), trade unionists, students, journalists and Marxists

The stability of the country was essential for this class of Argentines to be successful. The middle class like the working class profited from a growing and developing economy. When instability ensued the economy comes to a standstill and the middle class is affected the most by this change. What lay at the bottom of Argentina’s consequent decline was the refusal of its entrenched elites, the so-called oligarchy, to accept the age of mass politics. The oligarchy was used to running Argentina and was liberal, up to a point. Its close commercial ties with Europe, especially England, made it appreciate capitalism, but its liberalism did not usually extend to politics. As Argentine economy continued to deteriorate, the political and economic problems opened the door to the Montonero guerrillas, whom committed bombings and and collected million of dollars in ransoms for kidnappings. Although they organized some rural guerrilla activities and training camps, the Montoneros acted primarily in the cities, where the middle class lived. The perceived notion of instability crippled Argentines economy, further crippling the once thriving Argentina middle class. The 1976 military coup d’état was initially supported by the middle class for that very reason, to create a stabile society and economy where the middle class could grow again without the treats of

Alarmed by economic turmoil and political unrest, many prominent Argentines urged the military to assume command of the government and applauded military rule when it arrived. The middle class hoped that the military would put a lid on things and allow them to go on with there daily lives but when the military implemented National Reorganization Process, the middle class found themselves in the crosshairs and many in this class also disappeared under military rule. Julia came from a pretty modest background and had very little connection with politics but her and her husband were still disappeared by the military, proving that many innocent Argentines were suspected of being