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The contemporary political history
of the Argentine Republic
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The history in general of Argentina
- IMF Plan Sparks General Strike Call
- From Workers World, 1 August
1996.
- Economic Model
Seems Fine
to Parties,
Not to People
- From Weekly News Update on the Americas,
10 August 1997. Alliance of main opposition parties
refuses to challenge neoliberalism despite popular protests.
- Social Rebellion Erupts In Argentina
- By Hilda Cuzco, in the Militant,
9 June 1997. IMF austerity measures spark wave of protests
and strikes.
- General Strike Slows Much of Argentina
- By Anthony Faiola, Washington Post,
15 August 1997. General strike reflects united political opposition
to Menem's Peronist government, especially in the provinces, where
Menem's structural adjustments of 1991 were painful.
- U.S. yields to Brits on Argentina
- By Sid Balman, Jr., UPI, 15 August 1997. US will admit Argentina
as a major non-NATO ally, but UK insists that US arms sales to
Argentina be limited lest Argentina recover Faulklands.
