Isabel Martínez de Perón

The Argentine Process Of National Reorganization, more commonly known as the “Dirty War,” was a period from roughly 1974 to 1983 when the president was deposed and the entire government was taken control of by the military. This decade of civil destruction, turmoil, and human rights violations was part of the military’s plan to rid the country of the radical left and communist subversion. The junta spoke of a “New Argentina,” one full of prosperity for all its citizens, order and no longer chaos

States backed coup, death and a need for reform in a country that was broken and dismayed.     The Argentine Dirty War was a deadly tumultuous war that struck the country sort of by surprise forcing many to abandon their homeland. It all started with Isabel Peron becoming the first female president of Argentina after her husband was forced out due to illness where he received around the clock care. Although there were many Peronist supporters in favor of her rule, there was a growing insurgency to overthrow

States backed coup, death and a need for reform in a country that was broken and dismayed. The Argentine Dirty War was a deadly tumultuous war that struck the country sort of by surprise forcing many to abandon their homeland. It all started with Isabel Peron becoming the first female president of Argentina after her husband was forced out due to illness where he received around the clock care. Although there were many Peronist supporters in favor of her rule, there was a growing insurgency to overthrow

granting the power for women to vote (Partnoy 11). During this time, Alicia Partnoy, the author of The Little School, was involved in a political youth group who tried to fulfill the needs of Argentinians. However in 1975, Peron died and his third wife, Isabel Peron, took over as president and did not represent the needs of the working class. Instead, the power was left to the military who attacked, kidnapped, and killed political youth groups or any political activists that “threatened the country’s security”