Yes, we had a lot of coups and army governments

1912 1930

Coup

Army Gov.

No army Gov.

1938 1943 1946 1955

Incomplete Incomplete Incomplete

1958

Incomplete Incomplete

1973

Universalvote

1976 1983

Incomplete Democracy

From 1912 to 1983 (70 years)• 9 democratic gov, only 3 managed to finish their terms• 6 coups (and we are not counting the coups that were

unsuccessful…)• We had an army government for 29 years

Army did terrible things

Eventually society got tired and demanded CHANGES…

30,000 people were kidnapped, tortured and killed

1976-1983

We have had Democracy for 30 years…

…but politicians still use the tactic of referring to the opposition as “coup gorillas” (even when we do not have ‘gorillas’ anymore)

VS

This also explains why everytime a new government comes, they would change everything the previous

goverment has done

1983-today

=Oligarchy is not what it used to be…

Now we have elections…

Daniel Scioli

Cristina’s padawan

Mauricio Macri

Cristina’s main opponent

Two different models:

• One focused on the role of the state

• The other focused on the role of the market

Today

Quiz: What do we know about Argentina?

Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, Argentina GST 2015

Q5: What is the nickname for the oligarchy in Argentina?

A. Coup GorillasB. VoldemortC. Snakes of red eyesD. Friends with moneyE. No nickname

Quiz: What do we know about Argentina?

Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, Argentina GST 2015

Q6: Who are the two presidential candidates?

A. Carlos Menem and Eduardo DuhaldeB. Cristina Kirchner and Sergio MassaC. M. Eugenia Vidal and A. Prat-GayD. Daniel Scioli and Mauricio MacriE. Nicolas Cano and Sofia Zamolo