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From 1880-1930 the anarchist movement in Argentina existed relatively undisturbed in the main cities.  

From 1880-1930 the anarchist movement in Argentina existed relatively undisturbed in the main cities.  

Throughout the 1930’s the Left Wing Radicals were weakened by the success of the Military Junta led by General José Félix Uriburu.  The Uriburu regime shut down Anarchist and Communist presses and made it difficult, if not impossible, for anarchists to spread their ideals. Uriburu ordered the mass deportation of Spanish and Italian workers that had joined the anarchists and the changing political, economic and social conditions ''"led to the decline of this movement, particularly in its manifestation within the labor movement"''.

Throughout the 1930’s the Left Wing Radicals were weakened by the success of the Military Junta led by General José Félix Uriburu.  The Uriburu regime shut down Anarchist and Communist presses and made it difficult, if not impossible, for anarchists to spread their ideals.<ref>Argentine Unions, the State & the Rise of Perón, 1930-1945, Joel Horowitz, p. 13, University of California, International & Area Studies, 1990</ref>Uriburu ordered the mass deportation of Spanish and Italian workers that had joined the anarchists and the changing political, economic and social conditions ''"led to the decline of this movement, particularly in its manifestation within the labor movement"''.<ref>Politics and the Labor Movement in Latin America, Víctor Alba, p. 44, Stanford University Press, 1968 </ref>

During the 1970s, leftist guerrillas caused at least 5,000 casualties among the military and police forces, according to a recent article by Spanish journalist Carmen Muñoz from ''Periódico ABC'' in 2011.<ref>"El 70% de las 18.331 víctimas eran civiles apolíticos, por eso no reclamaron sus derechos al Gobierno. No se conocían, eran sindicalistas, jueces, judíos, católicos, extranjeros... El 30% eran uniformados agredidos en situación de descanso, por lo que son civiles según el derecho internacional." [http://www.abc.es/20111228/internacional/abci-victoria-villarruel-entrevista-201112280343.html "Las víctimas del terror montonero no cuentan en Argentina",  Periódico ABC,  Carmen Muñoz, 28/12/2011]</ref>

During the 1970s, leftist guerrillas caused at least 5,000 casualties among the military and police forces, according to a recent article by Spanish journalist Carmen Muñoz from ''Periódico ABC'' in 2011.<ref>"El 70% de las 18.331 víctimas eran civiles apolíticos, por eso no reclamaron sus derechos al Gobierno. No se conocían, eran sindicalistas, jueces, judíos, católicos, extranjeros... El 30% eran uniformados agredidos en situación de descanso, por lo que son civiles según el derecho internacional." [http://www.abc.es/20111228/internacional/abci-victoria-villarruel-entrevista-201112280343.html "Las víctimas del terror montonero no cuentan en Argentina",  Periódico ABC,  Carmen Muñoz, 28/12/2011]</ref>