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They greet him in the hallways. They ask for photos. They talk to him about his notes in Infobae and his books. Juan Bautista “el Tata” Yofre He is a well-known and relevant figure. He has written about recent Argentine history in documents in hand. Always controversial, always accurate.
That is the man who sat down to talk about the delicate political and social fabric of Argentina in the 70s. Author of The great secret of Perón’s return in 1973 and of The diplomatic secrets about the government of Salvador AllendeYofre offers a sharp analysis in these two volumes published by Infobae’s digital publisher, Leamos.
Besides Yofre anticipates a third volume focused on the death of Juan Domingo Perón – which Leamos will publish in July – where he unravels the complexities behind Perón’s return to Argentina in 1973, an event marked by the tenacious intervention and eventual approval of the United States.
Peron -holds Yofre– He returned to Argentina not only to assume the presidency but to reorient the country’s political course in the face of growing tension and the possible advance of socialism in the region, catalyzed by the presence of leftist governments such as that of Salvador Allende in Chile. “He great secret of the return of Peron is that he comes to throw out Campora but, fundamentally, he returns to Argentina with the knowledge of the United States,” reveals Yofre. This fact underscores the intricate web of international influences and pressures that shaped politics. Argentina of the time.
The publication delves into the political context that facilitated the return of Peronhighlighting the change in attitude of the United States towards his return, a decision influenced by the rise to power in Chili of a Marxist government that worried Washington. The return of the Peronist leader was framed in an attempt to avoid a similar advance in Argentina, a nation with an extensive 5,000-kilometer border with Chile. “What had changed in 1973 was Allende: there was a communist, Marxist government in power. “The United States was very worried,” he says. Yofrehighlighting how the international panorama directly affected Argentine internal affairs.
Through unpublished documents and testimonies, Yofre deploy the story behind the diplomatic and political movements that preceded September 23, when Peron won the elections and, from the next day as president-elect, showed his support for the Military Junta that overthrew Allende in Chile. This gesture, according Yofrewas nothing more than the beginning of a complex political chess that Peron He was willing to play to stabilize his country and distance it from the Chilean political scene.
The analysis also addresses the internal tensions within Peronism, revealing the disagreements and different visions between the most radical sectors such as Montoneros and Perón himself, who sought a balance between his purposes and the extreme demands of certain groups.
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Peronsays Yofrereturns to Argentina to prevent “a very strong rebellion, let’s be clear, of course Montoneros”. And also “the possibility of a development of ERP”. Furthermore, he says, there were also other interests and other ambitions behind him. “López Rega and Isabel. If we don’t say it, we are leaving a big void. “They need Perón to come so that he can make Isabel vice president.”
At that point in Argentina, political circles know, he says Yofrethat Peron he is sick. Why do they know it? Well, because they lived with him. And also Peron analysis had been done that reflected that. He had had a heart problem the year before, in ’72, one of the doctors was going to tell him that he had to behave with great discipline. This one is going to tell him in ’73. And Dr. Puigvert is going to tell him too. Puigvert was the most important doctor he had, who was in Barcelona. “That he controlled the prostate problem that he had.”
Is today’s Peronism that of Peron? Has the movement changed? “Today’s Peronism is not that of Perón and current radicalism is not that of Alfonsín either,” says the author. “The boys adapt to the times. Just as there is corruption in the government, there is intellectual and ideological corruption. So many pretend to be distracted to continue dealing with businesses and organizations. Kirchner and his wife, on May 1, 1974, left the plaza angry with Perón. They, in private, recognized each other from the JP near Montoneros. They had friends there. So I wouldn’t say that the Kirchners were Peronists because they were fighting with the monster that was on the balcony. Nor would I say that they were so Peronist as to take care of the fate of many people during the Process years. Because? Because they dedicated themselves to doing business with the military.”
The new publication of Yofre for the death of Peron It will be, it is hoped, a significant contribution to the understanding of the complex 1970s in Argentina, a period marked by social unrest. These revelations promise to enrich the historical perspective and offer new dimensions to the understanding of the events that defined a crucial chapter in Argentine history.
