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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. 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.  

by his wife and vice-president nor by her top aid, José López Rega. During the presidency of his widow Isabel, the far-right civilian Argentinian Anticommunist Alliance (''Alianza Anticomunista Argentina'' or Triple A) paramilitary group 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.  

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.

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.