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Cosas del momento: El 31 de agosto
Perón endured an attempt to remove him from power in June of 1954, and what followed were several months of unease as the president attempted to dialogue with military leaders opposed to his rule. This editorial offers support for the beleaguered…
El pueblo, vibrante de civismo, pidió al General Perón que desistiera de su retiro
The propaganda machine is in full effect as Mundo Argentino uses images from the vast gathering at the Casa Rosada to argue that the Argentine people are solidly behind Juan Perón.
Retorno a la libertad
Mundo Argentino pre-dated the rule of Juan Perón by several decades. However, once the state took control of Haynes Publishing, the magazine became an important part of the Peronist propaganda machine. Now, with Perón gone, the editors of the…
Triunfo de la libertad y lección inolvidable
With biographies on the new military rulers, and images of the massive celebrations following the ouster of Juan Perón, the tone in Mundo Argentino is full of optimism and measured reflection on the lessons learned from the last ten years.
Con verdadero júbilo es recibido en el aeroparque el presidente provisional
A series of images help paint a picture of widespread support for the new miliatry leaders of the "Revolución Libertadora."
La ciudad se agigantó en su júbilo para celebrar el triunfo de la revolución
If Mundo Argentino served as a mouthpiece for the Peronist state for many years, it is clear that with military rule it likewise served as a mouthpiece for the new anti-Peronist order.
Padre y hermano, pero no demagogo'
The attempt to portray Lonardi as the anti-Perón - a humble man, not a demagogue - shows how military-led proscription of Peronism shaped media coverage in late 1955.
Jamás se vió en la Plaza de Mayo una emoción de patria como el 23 de septiembre
This article is a clear reposte to an earlier piece in Mundo Argentino (September 7) that showed a massive pro-Perón crowd in the same spot just a few weeks earlier.
El film de la semana
Carlos Vicente Aloé faces a military tribunal for his role and actions under the Peronist state. Lonardi, under pressure to take a harder stance against Peronist officials, begins to investigate the crimes of the deposed state. Ultimately, though,…
Hay que adoptar medidas prácticas para que el campeonato de fútbol pueda terminar en época propicia
Campeón did not publish the previous week, when Perón was overthrown. Upon its republication, the magazine calls for a normalcy in soccer during "los sucesos que son de pública notoriedad" and how the year was marked by "acontecimientos…
Various articles on the 1955 coup
A look at one newspaper's coverage of the coup that brought General Eduardo Lonardi to the presidency.
En una jornada de gloria renació el pais a la libertad: El General Eduardo A. Lonardi prestó juramento en emocionante ceremonia
More coverage, perhaps more hostile to Peronism, of the coup of 1955.
Argentina renació a la libertad: Juró el Gral. Lonardi
More coverage of the coup of 1955.
Mensaje: una vaga recluta de aliados (with cartoon)
Sensing that the military will repeat the coup of 1962, President Illia provides a speech aimed at restoring confidence in his government. Primera Plana concludes that the speech was notable for what was ommitted, punctuated by a cartoon.
Lo que vendrá
With an uprising in Tucumán, as well as the weakness of the Illia government, the article looks at the various possible outcomes facing the country.
¿Quiénes [sí-no] quieren el golpe?
Helpful piece to see how different sectors feel about a coup in 1966