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| 1964, Dec. 2 |
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| Perón's attempt to return from his exile in Spain was thwarted when Brazil refused him passage and obliged him to return to Spain. | 1 |
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| 1965, March |
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| In congressional elections, the recently legalized Peronist Party won 30.3 percent of the vote, whereas Illia's Radical Party won 28.9 percent. | 2 |
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| 1966, June 28 |
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| A MILITARY COUP, backed by the chiefs of the armed services and supported by Augusto Vandor, obliged Pres. Illia to resign and named Gen. Juan Carlos Onganía as president. Congress and political parties were disbanded, new governors of the provinces were appointed, and all power was concentrated in the office of the president. Unrest in the universities was ruthlessly suppressed. | 3 |
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| July 15 |
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| The U.S. government recognized the Onganía regime. | 4 |
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| Sept |
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| Creation of state councils, one for economic development and one for national security. The new regime encouraged foreign investment, allowing foreign companies to gain an ever-larger foothold in the Argentine economy. Growth rates were high, but domestic bankruptcies doubled, and inflation depleted workers' frozen wages. | 5 |
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