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Palabras inadmisibles; La semana tuvo un signo afirmativo
Comments from the provisional government's vice-president, as well as continued evidence of torture, enhance the position of the Radicals ahead of elections the military promised to hold in 1958. Qué also defends itself against accusations that it is…
El contubernio organiza el fraude con la constituyente
Citing crowds in favor of Frondizi and free elections, and against a continuation of military rule, the article argues that the country is beginning to chafe under strict meausres.
Various articles on the bloody crackdown of university students
The series of articles, including a poll conducted on who is to blame, reveal quite a bit about the cause of student protests and the bloody response by military officials. In many ways, this is the beginning of the end for Onganía as President as he…
Various articles on the 1955 coup
A look at one newspaper's coverage of the coup that brought General Eduardo Lonardi to the presidency.
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,…
Cosas del momento
University problems begin to emerge under the government of the "Revolución Libertadora," somewhat surprising for journalists as Argentina's universities were some of the most resistant institutions to Peronist rule.
Cosas del momento
Using excerpts from La Nación and other media outlets, Mundo Argentino argues that the arrival of the military government restored the freedom of the press, and that media outlets should vigorously defend their freedom during this age of military…
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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…