Argentina 1966: Onganía's Coup and the Birth of Authoritarian Modernization

When General Juan Carlos Onganía seized power in June 1966, Argentina's long history of military interventions took a darker turn. This episode of The Story of Argentina: Wealth, Crisis, and Reinvention examines the 1966 coup that ended Arturo Illia's weak but democratic government and launched what its architects called the 'Revolución Argentina.' Unlike previous military interventions, Onganía planned to stay indefinitely, dismantling political parties, purging universities, and seeking foreign investment to remake the economy. Lucas and Luna explore the night of the 'long canes' at the University of Buenos Aires, the rise of authoritarian developmentalism under economic minister Adalbert Krieger Vasena, and the quiet resistance that grew into the Cordobazo just three years later. They also trace how this 'bureaucratic-authoritarian' state paved the way for the violence of the 1970s. Along the way, they discuss the figure of Onganía himself — a conservative Catholic, a golfer, and a man who believed Argentina needed order before democracy. A key episode for understanding how Argentina's mid-century stability fractured into crisis.

#Argentina #History #FexingoHistory #Onganía #RevoluciónArgentina #1966Coup #AdalbertKriegerVasena #Cordobazo #ArturoIllia #UniversityReform #Authoritarianism #Developmentalism #BureaucraticAuthoritarian #ColdWar #SouthAmerica #MilitaryDictatorship #LaNocheDeLosBastonesLargos #JuanCarlosOnganía

Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo