Overthrow Arturo Frondizi



president frondizi calls day @ casa rosada, on march 27, 1962; overthrown on march 29.


displeasure in military , among conservatives frondizi s cuban initiative, lifting ban on peronism ahead of march 1962 mid-term elections, made coup d état increasingly likely. running on popular union ticket, peronists nominated framini governor of province of buenos aires (home 38% of argentines). distanced frondizi since 1959 recession, perón had himself named framini s running mate. symbolic spot on ticket banned returning, proved powerful endorsement framini.


framini , perón s other proxies won 10 of 14 governorships @ stake. frondizi forced military annul framini s victory. stopped short of annulling other peronist victories, however. in face of near-certain coup, defiantly announced not resign, commit suicide, or leave country.


he overthrown on march 29 decision of army chief of staff general raúl poggi, , surrounded in presidential offices @ casa rosada. frondizi spirited martín garcía island, tiny exclave on río de la plata, , subsequently andes resort town of bariloche, spend next year. appointed successor, senate president josé maría guido, refused dubious honor, citing loyalty president. accepted, however, after frondizi asked him to.


the coup led more rivalries within military had calmed. following power struggle between poggi , hard-line commander of cavalry corps, general enrique rauch, relatively moderate ( blue faction) prevailed, appointing general juan carlos onganía chairman of joint chiefs. onganía narrowly avoided takeover far-right, red faction of military in difficult subsequent months. @ cabinet level, ongania assisted prominent political figures such as, josé miguens, mariano grondona , minister of defense rodolfo martinez (see )








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