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| 1971, March |
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| After renewed rioting in Córdoba and a downturn in the economy, Gen. Levingston was deposed in a coup headed by Gen. Alejandro Lanusse. Lanusse continued repression of the growing left wing but sought to liberalize the political climate. | 1 |
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| 1972, Nov. 17 |
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| Fearful of the growing power of the extreme Left, the Lanusse government agreed to allow Perón to return to Argentina to rally support for a rightist Peronist party. | 2 |
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| 1973, March |
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| Perón's presidential candidate, Dr. Hector Cámpora, won the presidential elections with 49 percent of the vote. Cámpora immediately initiated social reforms and sought to build an alliance among the social classes, but he was faced with escalating political violence. | 3 |
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| July |
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| Cámpora stepped down. He was replaced by Raúl Lastiri, who scheduled presidential elections for September. | 4 |
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| Sept |
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| Perón was elected president with 60 percent of the popular vote. He moved to eradicate left-wing elements from the Peronist movement, leading to a rupture in the movement between left- and right-wing organizations. | 5 |
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