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Various articles on the 1955 coup
A look at one newspaper's coverage of the coup that brought General Eduardo Lonardi to the presidency.
Reiteró el Doctor Frondizi que llamará a colaborar a todos los argentinos
Frondizi's call for national unity and respect for all Argentines is a subtle nod to Peronists, and against those who continue to feel that Peronism should be proscribed.
Memoria
Of note is how the club relates its yearly summary to the tumultuous events of late 1955. The club addresses these events clearly but only in how they relate to the performance of the club (loss revenue during the coup).
AFA: una corte de milagros
Colombo is up for re-election as President of AFA, but faces an uphill climb in the post-Frondizi era
Fútbol: el presidente que quiere vivir
As the brother to the Vice-President, Perette is another in a long line of AFA Presidents that were intimately tied to the head of state (such as Ramón Castillo in the early 1940s, Oscar Nicolini under Perón, and Frondizi's childhood friend Raúl…
CADCOA: el interventor y sus fantasmas
While the Onganía government appointed a interventor to CADCOA, the article critiques the selection of Jorge Noceti Campos as a man ill-equipped to run the organization.
Los amos del fútbol
The era of "fútbol espectáculo" comes to an end. This article looks at the businessmen who directed the fortunes of the clubs over many years, and whose competition fueled high spending. They include: Alberto Armando (Boca Juniors), Herminio Sande…
Al día siguiente
An interesting look at how Arturo Illia handled his ouster from the Presidency
"Me duele Argentina"
Ernesto Sábato bemoans the lack of progress in his country, which he sees as a nation with abundant resources of intellectuals, students, universities, scientists, and other groups critical for modernity.
"Segregación definitiva e irrevocable"–dos radicalismos
Radicals split into two factions ahead of the 1958 elections: Pueblo and Intransigentes. Arturo Frondizi and Ricardo Balbín head the two factions (respectively).
Dolor de cabeza para el gobierno
Citing torture, disappearances, and anguished families, the article looks at how the government's repressive policies create more confusion and less social order.
Las izquierdas, el profesor Romero y los trabajadores
A helpful article that provides an insight into the discussions among intellectuals at the end of the 1950s.
La función sigue adelante: el domador marca los pasos de la entrega
Scalibrini Ortiz compares Argentina to a lion that thinks its roars, but is tamed by John Bull.
Habla Juan Carlos Goyeneche: Nacionalismo y proteccionismo crudos para ser una gran potencia
The interview reveals how those associated with the short-lived moderate military junta under Lonardi differ sharply from the more intranigent military figures in control in 1957. Here, Goyeneche criticizes authoritarian measures by the government,…
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.
De lo sublime a lo ridículo
AFA's change of national team coaches, from Osvaldo Zubeldía to Juan Carlos Lorenzo, reveals how the inner politics of AFA led to a coaching change months before the World Cup. Zubeldía was awarded nearly exclusive control of the team but AFA (and…