Alejandro A. Lanusse oral history with Robert A. Potash
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Interview between Robert Potash and General Alejandro Agustín Lanusse. Topics include Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, in particular the relationship between Perón and Aramburu's case; Viborazo; and political contacts. Also discussed are the “Gran Acuerdo Nacional” (Great National Agreement), including its origins, challenges, and possibilities of success; the possibility of Perón returning to Argentina; Lanusse's comment on a book by Eugenio Mendez that predicted that the army would fail to implement the announced elections; and the years of the military dictatorship. The interview was originally recorded on an audiocassette, and it cuts abruptly at a transition point at 00:46:53 before continuing.
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