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1967, March |
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Devaluation of the peso, from 250 to 350 pesos to the U.S. dollar. Foreign exchange controls were abolished, and more liberal economic policies were adopted. | 1 |
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1968 |
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Stabilization of the economy, control of trade unions and regulation of strikes, and the freezing of wages took place. | 2 |
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1969, May 13 |
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Major student demonstrations were followed by labor protests and strikes lasting for several weeks. A limited state of siege was proclaimed (May 28), and nine out of ten state universities were closed. | 3 |
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June |
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Under pressure from reformists in the military and growing unrest, Minister of the Economy Adalbert Krieger Vasena resigned. | 4 |
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Aug |
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A general strike in Córdoba followed major student-worker demonstrations in Rosario, Corrientes, and Córdoba. Participants in the uprising, known as the Cordobazo, briefly managed to take over the city and declare a socialist revolution before it was put down by the military. | 5 |
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