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Juan Perón's death precipitated a crisis that could be handled neither

Juan Perón's death precipitated a crisis that could be handled neither

by his wife and vice president nor by her top aid, José López Rega.

by his wife and vice-president nor by her top aid, José López Rega. During the presidency of his widow Isabel, the far-right paramilitary death squad Argentinian Anticommunist Alliance (''Alianza Anticomunista Argentina'' or Triple A) emerged. Armed struggle increased, and in 1975 Isabel signed a number of decrees empowering the military and the police to ''"annihilate"'' left-wing subversion, most prominently the People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) armed incursion in the province of Tucumán.  

They consolidated power, however, and surprised even Conservative

sectors with an authoritarian government designed to end the influence

of left-wing extremists through the use of civilian paramilitary death

squads, the largest of which was known as the ''Alianza Anticomunista

Argentina (Argentinian Anticommunist Alliance or AAA), created by

López Rega.

The new conservative government also sought to eliminate leftist

The new conservative government also sought to eliminate leftist influence in the education system, particularly the universities,through the appointment of conservative officials to the Ministry of Education. Economic policies were directed at restructuring wages and currency devaluations in order to attract foreign investment in Argentina.

influence in the education system, particularly the universities,

through the appointment of conservative officials to the Ministry of

Education. Economic policies were directed at restructuring wages and

currency devaluations in order to attract foreign investment in

Argentina.

The conservative government soon led to labor unrest in the automotive industry. By mid-1975 devaluations had prompted a price increase that was resented even by

The conservative government soon led to labor unrest in the automotive industry. By mid-1975 devaluations had prompted a price increase that was resented even by

workers whose wages had benefited from a pay rise. At that point the General Confederation of Labour (''Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina'' or CGT) requested an across-the-board 100-percent wage increase that was rejected by the government, thus prompting further labour unrest.

workers whose wages had benefited from a pay rise. At that point the General Confederation of Labour (''Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina'' or CGT) requested an across-the-board 100-percent wage increase that was rejected by the government, thus prompting further labour unrest. Threats of a general strike led to a reshuffling of Isabel's cabinet that failed to satisfy either the CGT or the top military commanders,whose allegiance the administration had been so eager to attract.

Threats of a general strike led to a reshuffling of Isabel's cabinet

that failed to satisfy either the CGT or the top military commanders,

whose allegiance the administration had been so eager to attract.

In response to the economic chaos and the lack of government political

In response to the economic chaos and the lack of government political

The director of Renault Argentina was badly wounded by plastic explosives concealed in a box of flowers on 27 August. On 10 September a Chrysler executive was killed by militants while leaving his home in Buenos Aires. On 8 October, the Buenos Aires offices of Fiat, Mercedes Benz and Chevrolet were attacked by militants with bombs. On 10 October, Domingo Lozano, Argentine manager of the Renault plant in Córdoba, was shot and killed by Montoneros guerrillas after leaving a church service in Córdoba.

The director of Renault Argentina was badly wounded by plastic explosives concealed in a box of flowers on 27 August. On 10 September a Chrysler executive was killed by militants while leaving his home in Buenos Aires. On 8 October, the Buenos Aires offices of Fiat, Mercedes Benz and Chevrolet were attacked by militants with bombs. On 10 October, Domingo Lozano, Argentine manager of the Renault plant in Córdoba, was shot and killed by Montoneros guerrillas after leaving a church service in Córdoba.

On 18 October 1976, seven months after the government of Isabel de Perón had been ousted, five guerrillas killed Enrique Aroza Garay, an executive of the German-owned Borgward automobile factory. On 3 November, a Chrysler executive, Carlos Roberto Souto, was killed in Buenos Aires by Montoneros. Later the same month, the Montoneros kidnapped Franz Metz, the industrial director of Mercedez Benz in Argentina, but released him five weeks later when the German company agreed to pay a ransom, reportedly US$S 5 million. On 13 October 1977, a Montoneros car bomb detonated outside the home of a Chrysler executive. The businessman was not there, but his guard and a neighbor were killed. On 16 December, Montoneros killed Andre Gasparoux, a top French executive of the Peugeot Motor Company.  

On 18 October 1976, seven months after the government of Isabel de Perón had been ousted, five guerrillas killed Enrique Aroza Garay, an executive of the German-owned Borgward automobile factory. On 3 November, a Chrysler executive, Carlos Roberto Souto, was killed in Buenos Aires by Montoneros. Later the same month, the Montoneros kidnapped Franz Metz, the industrial director of Mercedez Benz in Argentina, but released him five weeks later when the German company agreed to pay a ransom, reportedly US$S 5 million. On 13 October 1977, a Montoneros car bomb detonated outside the home of a Chrysler executive. The businessman was not there, but his guard and a neighbor were killed. On 16 December, Montoneros killed Andre Gasparoux, a top French executive of the Peugeot Motor Company.

==Guerrillas==

==Guerrillas==