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Left-Wing Guerrilla Group Analysis
When a country undergoes a transition of power there are many variables that effect both the social aspect of a country and the citizens way of life. During this period variables such as uncertainly, irrational decision-making, and fear of society itself promotes a state of unhealthy and frightful way of living. It becomes unsafe and causes one, as an individual, to lack and trust the government and its political parties—including its members. In Argentinian history, prior to 1973, Juan D. Peron remained in exile for roughly twenty years and upon his arrival on Argentina soil, what is known as the Ezeiza Massacre occurred, severing the Peronist movement into two separate political groups within this one political movement—the Left-Wing Guerrilla …show more content…
Each group now being seen as individual entities have different objectives in how they wanted government to be run in response to Juan Peron coming back from exile. To begin, the Left-Wing Guerrilla Group, also known as the Montoneros, is a group who are comprised of “‘old guard’ politicians aged sixty and over who [are] conservatives” (21). The Montoneros goal was for the push for a fascist government concealed under the complexity of democracy, in addition, to delaying the class struggle. The influence fascism has had on Argentina’s government is significant; again, in Peron’s early stages of being a political leader he looked towards other countries such as Italy during its reign under Benito Mussolini. By learning and adapting to both Italy’s political and leadership skills and how they managed to obtain social harmony, ultimately fascism was an solution to Argentinas problem. In addition, following the emergence of a new political group and how they believed society can be run in a society under the rule of Peron and to years following. Lastly, although there were a few prominent left wing organizations the Montoneros were the most prevalent left wing. Although the Montoneros—the Left-Wing Guerrilla Group—viewed Peron as a beacon of social change and viewed him as populist. Another group also took a great deal of influence from Peron, the Right-Wing Guerrilla Group also known as the Argentina Anti-Communist Alliance (AAA). The AAA is known as the second political group that emerged from Peron’s Peronist movement, their goal in society was: wage war on the Montoneros and follow with Peron’s economic and political

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