Salvador Allende and Argentine Military Rule: Domestic Politics, Geopolitical Factors and Transnational Dimensions, 1970-3 Salvador Allende e o regime militar argentino: Política interna, fatores geopolíticos e dimensões transnacionais, 1970-3 Salvador Allende y el régimen militar argentino: Política interna, factores geopolíticos y dimensiones transnacionales, 1970-3

HENRÍQUEZ, MARÍA JOSÉ; FIGALLO, BEATRIZ

JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Cambridge University Press

Año: 2023 vol. 50

0022-216X

The 1970 election of Salvador Allende as president of Chile gained international attention, as a declared Marxist came to power through elections, offering an alternative to Castro´s Cuba. In Argentina, governed by a right-wing dictatorship, the initial fear was transformed into a policy of rapprochement. In the midst of the Cold War, the historical Argentine-Brazilian rivalry was stronger than both military regimes´ anti-communism. General Alejandro Lanusse decided to support Allende´s Chile to balance Brazil´s influence, but also as a way to control the domestic repercussions of Allende´s victory, especially the rise of revolutionary slogans and the circulation of guerrillas. This article traces the network of national, international and transnational factors that influenced a surprising bilateral relationship.