Rise of the Argentine Empire

While the Radical Civic Union's Propaganda Department in Buenos Aires kept stabbing the Presidential Palace in the back, the student movement at the University of Buenos Aires grew larger and larger. They began to oppose Perón's new policies, which had a glorious tradition in Argentina.

The New Youth Alliance was able to exert some influence, and its scale expanded considerably, with many more people joining.

It was no longer limited to student organizations at the University of Buenos Aires and truly expanded to outside the campus.

José originally named this organization the New Youth Alliance, partly as a tribute to the former Argentine Youth Civic Union. At least now, the Argentine people's knees had not completely buckled, and this would be the spark of the future Argentine revolution.

"I cannot let the spark of resistance disappear, and the Argentine military is not a good thing. Military power must be under sovereignty, otherwise everything is just empty talk."

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun, but if it becomes a case of the military commanding the government instead of the government commanding the military, it will be a national disaster.

The New Youth Alliance is currently just a student organization, not a political group, which is why it has attracted many young people. Students are often energetic but lack social standing.

In this era of entertainment scarcity, besides studying, there are hardly any entertainment activities. Occasionally watching a movie or going for a spring outing is considered quite avant-garde. Therefore, the arrest of the Socialist Party leader was big news, and their enthusiasm was very high.

Vice President Powell fully utilized his abilities and expanded the influence of the New Youth Alliance to 14 universities, including the San Martin Military Academy, the National Defense Military Academy, the University of Belgrano, the University of Palermo, and the Torcuato di Tella University.

This was outrageous. Of course, not many people from other universities joined, as they had their own organizations. Powell promoted the New Youth Alliance through inter-organizational networking.

José still maintained control of the New Youth Alliance, and his team deeply believed in his leadership. In particular, José also controlled the organization's purse strings, giving him great prestige among the various ministers of the New Youth Alliance.

In addition, José also intentionally studied the working methods of the Radical Civic Union, trying to build the New Youth Alliance into a "mini-Radical Civic Union" to hone his abilities.

"Powell, you've been working hard on these things lately. Have you considered joining any political parties?"

Powell was one of the more promising and capable people among his classmates, the kind who could rely on his looks but chose talent instead. He had changed several girlfriends since starting college, but he didn't neglect his studies.

Until a month ago, he suddenly became detached, dumped his new girlfriend, and was doing exceptionally well.

So he didn't mind giving him some guidance if he wasn't on the right path.

"Or what are your plans for the future? Time always passes quickly. You can play around in your freshman year, but you have to start preparing to find a job in your sophomore year," José added.

To be honest, there are quite a few lawyers in Argentina now, and the competition is fierce. It often takes ten years to make a name for yourself, which is not easy.

"I might go to a law firm and become a junior lawyer, gradually becoming a senior lawyer…"

Powell had a short haircut, giving the impression of cutting off his hair to show his ambition. He didn't know what had motivated him, and he didn't pry into his privacy, but he noticed something and his voice trembled when he mentioned lawyers.

"Powell, has something happened to your family? As a friend, I should have realized it sooner, but you know, I work as a teacher at night school and teach during the day, so I'm quite busy."

"President, I shouldn't be saying this, but I'm really feeling a bit broken down right now, so I want to talk about it." Tears welled up in Powell's eyes.

"I am my dad's fourth child, and he loved me the most, but last month, he passed away very suddenly. He couldn't be saved. I feel very guilty. At the time, the doctors wanted us to do surgery to remove the blood clot in his brain, but in the end, we didn't do it. I feel like it was my fault."

Listening to the situation, it seemed like a sudden cerebral hemorrhage due to high blood pressure. If surgery wasn't performed, he basically wouldn't have survived. Nowadays, craniotomy is indeed not very safe, and conservative treatment certainly has a mortality rate of over 90%.

It was estimated that he didn't even have time to arrange his affairs. Powell originally turned grief into motivation.

"Powell, my condolences. It's not your fault. It's just that God wanted your father to go and accompany him sooner. Your father would definitely be proud of you, and God will bless him."

José didn't know how to comfort him, so he just patted him on the back and let him cry. Maybe crying would make him feel better. The death of a loved one is very sudden and often leaves people unable to react.

"Your father will be watching you from heaven, and you still have other family members. You have to cheer up. Maybe you can go for a run or something."

Exercise and time are ways to vent emotions.

José didn't say anything else, just quietly stayed with Powell. Soon, Powell also adjusted his emotions.

"Powell, you can attend the Round Table Conference on my behalf. Get to know some new friends, and if you don't want to be a lawyer, don't force yourself."

"Okay, President, I will seriously consider my future."

"Well, get some rest. Go back early today. I'll have Anna and Eddie take you back."

"Okay."

Watching the three leave, José didn't stay idle. He took out white paper and started writing and drawing while reading today's newspaper. He was too rushed this morning to read the newspaper. Looking at the newspaper, he noticed that some newspapers had also started to change, learning some methods from the New Argentina Newspaper.

The New Youth Alliance Round Table Conference was a gathering of student leaders on campus, held regularly to discuss national policies, learn new knowledge, and exchange learning experiences. José, as the founder of the organization, also often participated.

But tomorrow afternoon, the Radical Civic Union's Buenos Aires City and Buenos Aires Province branches will hold a small meeting to arrange some things for next year, and on January 1st, there will be a national supreme conference meeting, which José is not qualified to attend. However, José has obtained the qualification to listen in, helping to clean the venue, and it's good to show his face.

This is more important, so there must be a trade-off. On the contrary, the New Youth Alliance Round Table Conference is also a imitation, the original version is certainly more important.

December 1951, the southern part of the South American continent had already passed the height of summer, and summer still ruled the area, but in Buenos Aires City, it was still a hot summer.

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Buenos Aires City Political Prisoner Prison, which held many people who opposed Perón, including labor union leaders, opposition parties, and some other political enemies. It can be said that Perón had begun to go crazy.

Cipriano Reyes was a leader of the meat processing union. He had been imprisoned for four years because he openly opposed Perón's reorganization of the Labour Party into the Peronist Party in 1947.

"I hear more and more people are opposing Perón. That's really heartening,"

"Of course. He used to be so powerful, but now it's inevitable that people will oppose him."

Victoria spoke up. Victoria Ocampo was a writer who had also been arrested. They lived close to each other, so they had a good relationship.

This year, Perón was elected president for the second time with a margin of over 30%, but opposition to him was growing, and violent actions followed. He also intended to strengthen the police force, but they still only had Domingo factory guns. It wasn't until the emergence of Rheinmetall Military that the police force became tough.

Perón used the pretext of cracking down on criminal activities to send the police force out everywhere.

The origins of gangs are mostly complex. Some middle school-aged teenagers who haven't gone to school always think it's cool to be involved in gangs. Gangs like the "Firewire Gang" of Ke City were as common as hairs in Bu City. The truly combative ones were foreign gangs with stronger organizations.

They didn't know that the power of gangs was like an ant in front of a truly powerful military force, easily crushed to death.

One day a month ago, President Perón came to the Bu City Police Department. He wanted to crack down on criminal gangs to save his prestige.

A month ago, news broke in Bu City that the chief of the Bu City Police Department, Rezad, had long accepted bribes from gang groups, colluding with them and becoming a protective umbrella for the Ke City gangs, making him an excellent scapegoat. He needed a more elite police chief because Rezad was too foolish and had indeed done many wrong things.

This had disappointed the people of Bu City. Fortunately, Deputy Chief Wilson was upright and suspected some of the chief's perverse actions. He launched a secret investigation and finally obtained evidence of Chief Rezad's collusion with the underworld, sending him to prison.

Wilson became the new chief. The fact was that both men were his confidants. Perón tried to stir up a media storm and crack down on corruption and crime, but it made people suspect his motives. It was a bit too dark.

The mayor of Bu City and senior officials of Bu Province stated that gangs were rampant and must be severely cracked down on. They all expressed their appreciation and support for the severe crackdown on criminal activities launched by the Bu City Police Department under the leadership of Chief Wilson.

In just half a month, the gang organizations in Bu City were bloodily cleansed by the new police force. The new weapons and equipment were too powerful, and coupled with their training, the gangs were just trash.

Almost all the larger, more upscale gang groups were wiped out, which made San Jose feel a little amazed. The president was training his troops, but it was still not enough.

The army is not a gang, and San Jose has always looked down on these people. He himself had destroyed three.

Only small gangs remained in Bu City, struggling to survive. The famous ones were either killed or arrested. For a time, Bu City prisons were overcrowded.

Those who managed to escape were also wanted by the municipal government with rewards, and the prices were often good.

The public security in Bu City improved immediately. Chief Wilson's decisive actions directly improved the public security in Bu City and were praised by all the people of Bu City. The Presidential Palace even tried to get him to join the Ministry of Defense, but it was strongly opposed and came to nothing.

After all, no one who could reach this position was a fool. His purpose was too obvious.

Some of Perón's superiors tried to expand the scale and target of the anti-gang campaign, which was why the leader of the Socialist Party was arrested. By cracking down on political competitors, the Socialist Party, which was in the limelight, was eliminated, even if it was restored, it would be useless.

In fact, at the beginning of President Perón's first term, Europeans had a huge demand for goods from the Pampas, and the Argentine economy was booming, so his approval rating was extremely high.

However, Perón was not good at governing the country. He distributed benefits to workers in an unsustainable way, and development was half-hearted. What he said well, he could not implement.

Inevitably, this caused the Argentine economy to decline, and domestic dissent emerged frequently, and society was turbulent. Perón is now beginning to use suppression to replace the declining public welfare in order to maintain social order and ensure the power in his hands.

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From Argentina's independence to this year, Argentina has actually experienced two relatively large revolutions.

The first was the May Revolution of 1810, which led to Argentina's independence. In 1816, the Declaration of Independence was issued, and General San Martín became the father of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata.

There was also a lesser-known July Revolution, which was often intentionally downplayed by the Argentine government, but this was the information that San Jose found in the archives of the Radical Civic Union.

In 1890, under the leadership of the Argentine political organization, the Youth Civic Union, a revolutionary movement against the dictatorial rule of the Argentine government broke out. Because the event occurred in July of that year, it was called the "July Event", also known as the July Revolution.

The July Revolution represented the rise of young people to the political stage, and the university reform movement that shook the country and Latin America, which took place at the University of Cordoba in central Ke City in 1918, can be regarded as entering another climax.

On December 2, 1917, the Supreme Council of Ke University decided to cancel the regulation on inpatient practice for medical students on the grounds of lack of funds, which was opposed by medical students and some teachers.

The school authorities refused to change their decision and closed the student dormitory. Later, Ke University students established the "Ke University Supporting University Reform Committee" and announced a general strike.

On April 2, the authorities of Ke University closed the university, and students took to the streets to hold demonstrations.

On April 11, the Argentine University Federation was established in the capital, Bu City, launching a nationwide student strike to support the reform demands of Ke University students.

The student movement quickly spread to the whole country. On June 21, the Ke University Federation issued the "Declaration to the Free People of South America", proposing the participation of university students in university management, university autonomy and reform, which was called the "Latin American University Charter".

On July 21, the first National Student Congress was held in Ke City, proposing a plan to reform the university. Ke University students occupied the university, demanding resumption of classes and university reform.

The then Radical Party government was forced to accept the students' demands, agreeing to reform the university education system and implement autonomy in universities across the country, allowing students and teachers to participate in university management.

From 1918 to 1921, Argentine universities successively gained autonomy.

This movement had an impact on other countries in Latin America, and even on university reforms in European countries such as Spain and France, and the United States.

From the Youth League in 1890 to the Radical Civic Union, from dragon slayers who took action to resist dictatorial rule, to becoming evil dragons in 1918, only 28 years had passed.