| Facing growing violence, general strikes, and economic chaos, the military, with substantial civilian support, overthrew Pres. Perón and installed Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla as president of a three-man junta. The junta then began the PROCESS OF NATIONAL REORGANIZATION (EL PROCESO), which aimed to stamp out all traces of the Left and recreate economic and political order. | 2 |
| ARGENTINA'S “DIRTY WAR.” Somewhere between 10,000 and 24,000 Argentines—mainly students, young professionals, and labor activists (including pregnant women and even small children)—were abducted by security forces, “disappeared,” tortured, and murdered. Approximately 2 million Argentines were driven into exile. The junta's economic policies, crafted by neoliberal economic minister José Martínez de Hoz, aimed at stabilization. Wage cuts and austerity measures pleased foreign financiers, but the slowdowns associated with the program led to considerable deindustrialization and outflow of capital. | 3 |
