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| 1996, Sept. 26–27 |
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| The CGT, Argentina's largest labor federation, called a 36-hour general strike to protest Menem's austerity measures. Between 80 and 90 percent of the workforce stayed home, bringing the country to a virtual standstill. | 1 |
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| 1997, Jan. 25 |
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| Police discovered the body of a prominent journalist, José Luiz Cabezas, gruesomely murdered. The discovery sparked allegations that Cabezas had been executed in retaliation for an article on corruption in the Buenos Aires police force. | 2 |
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| May |
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| A series of protests erupted throughout Argentina to express dissatisfaction with government policies widely blamed for the 17 percent unemployment rate. | 3 |
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| Oct. 26 |
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| In midterm elections the ruling Peronist Party lost its legislative majority to the Alliance, a Center-Left coalition. | 4 |
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