Pedro Eugenio Aramburu

government official politician president

May 21, 1903 (age 67)

Río Cuarto, Cordoba, Argentina

He was president of Argentina from 1955 to 1958, and his government attempted to remove Peronist influence from the nation. He was later kidnapped and killed by guerrillas in retaliation for his earlier anti-Peronist actions. Originally a supporter of Juan Domingo Perrin’s government, in 1955 Aramburu turned against Perrin and joined General Eduardo Lonardi and Admiral Isaac Rojas in the September coup that overthrew Perrin. Three months later Lonardi himself was replaced by a junta government and Aramburu became president of this new junta. It took an extremely strong stance in its actions to purge Peronism for all positions of influence in Argentina. Previous Peronist trade union leaders were barred from leadership positions in trade unions. Peronist political parties were banned, and the use of Perrin’s name in conjunction with political or labor affairs was prohibited. The government began widespread prosecutions of people who had held important offices under the former Peronist regime. The 1949 Peronist Peronist Constitution was revoked, as were many of the laws that had been enacted under Perón. In 1970 ex-President Aramburu was kidnapped by Montonero guerrillas. They charged him with responsibility for persecution of Peronist sympathizers and for the summary execution of Peronist generals in 1956. A mock trial was held, and Aramburu was then killed.

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government official politician president

Background

Pedro Eugenio Aramburu was born on 21 May, 19023 in Río Cuarto.

Career

He was president of Argentina from 1955 to 1958, and his government attempted to remove Peronist influence from the nation. He was later kidnapped and killed by guerrillas in retaliation for his earlier anti-Peronist actions.

Originally a supporter of Juan Domingo Perrin’s government, in 1955 Aramburu turned against Perrin and joined General Eduardo Lonardi and Admiral Isaac Rojas in the September coup that overthrew Perrin. Three months later Lonardi himself was replaced by a junta government and Aramburu became president of this new junta. It took an extremely strong stance in its actions to purge Peronism for all positions of influence in Argentina. Previous Peronist trade union leaders were barred from leadership positions in trade unions. Peronist political parties were banned, and the use of Perrin’s name in conjunction with political or labor affairs was prohibited. The government began widespread prosecutions of people who had held important offices under the former Peronist regime. The 1949 Peronist Peronist Constitution was revoked, as were many of the laws that had been enacted under Perón.

In 1970 ex-President Aramburu was kidnapped by Montonero guerrillas. They charged him with responsibility for persecution of Peronist sympathizers and for the summary execution of Peronist generals in 1956. A mock trial was held, and Aramburu was then killed.

Achievements

In general, the government followed a pro-business, free enterprise policy, and was markedly less economically nationalistic than Perón had been. Expropriated entities, such as the newspaper La Prensa were returned to their former owners.

The Aramburu government faced its most serious challenge when a group of non-Perón military officers attempted a coup. This revolt was quickly squashed, and its pro-Perón military leaders were quickly tried and executed.

Aramburu supported a return to civilian politics. The government held elections, and in 1958 Arturo Frondizi, of the Intransigent Radicals, was elected president. The government had barred use of Perón’s name in these elections, and former Peronists were not allowed to run. Consequently, Peronists had no chance to express their preferences, and Frondizi came to power without a clear mandate.

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