Iron Guard (Argentina)
Iron Guard Guardia de Hierro | |
|---|---|
| President | |
| Founder | Alejandro "Gallego" Álvarez, |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Dissolved | 1974 |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Ideology | Peronism |
The Iron Guard (Spanish: Guardia de Hierro; abbreviated as GH) was an Argentinian political organisation[1] with its headquarters in Buenos Aires. It followed the political movement of Peronism.[2] It was founded in 1962 by and , both members of the . These two were against the policies of Augusto Vandor and the dictatorship of Juan Carlos Onganía. Left-wing members like Roberto Grabois, a socialist, would later join the Iron Guard. Other notable members were (a philosopher and writer), (a politician) and Roberto Roitman (an economist).[1] The Iron Guard was related to the (FEN).[2]
After the death of Juan Perón, the group was dissolved, although a "sector" led by Álvarez continued its political activities. This sector allied with Isabel Perón in 1975 to avoid a possible coup.[1]
See also[]
- Iron Guard, the Romanian movement and party of the same name
References[]
- ^ a b c Recalde, Aritz (18 March 2013). "Guardia de Hierro: historia de una mistificación". Agencia Paco Urondo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b Anchou, Ángeles (2007). "De marxistas a peronistas: los militantes del FEN y la conformación de la OUTG". XI Jornadas Interescuelas/Departamentos de Historia (in Spanish). San Miguel de Tucumán: Departamento de Historia. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Universidad de Tucumán.
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