The 1930-1943 Infamous Decade

📜 The video explores the period from 1930 to 1943, known as the 'Infamous Decade', which began with the fall of the first mass leader of the 20th century and ended with the rise of the second.

💥 The global economic crisis caused by the Wall Street crash in 1929 had a strong impact on Argentina's agro-export model, leading to a decline in commodity exports and blaming President Yrigoyen for the crisis.

⚔️ The video also highlights the first military coup in 1930, marking the start of the Infamous Decade. Different factions within the conservative group discussed the future model of the country, with one advocating for an authoritarian corporatist regime and the other proposing a provisional government with fictitious democracy through fraud.

📅 The video discusses the period of 1930-1943 in Argentina, known as the 'Infamous Decade', marked by political instability and economic crisis.

✔️ During this time, there were conflicts between different factions within the Radical Party, leading to divisions and uprisings.

💥 The era was characterized by electoral fraud and the growing influence of conservative power, as well as the death of political leader Hipólito Yrigoyen.

📜 The Roca-Runciman treaty was signed between Argentina and the United Kingdom, allowing the UK to buy Argentine meat at lower prices and control the distribution and profits.

💸 Argentina's meat industry suffered as the country was excluded from adding value to the meat and controlling the prices, resulting in profits being sent overseas.

🔎 The creation of an investigative commission led by Nicolás de la Torre revealed hidden financial records of the British company, exposing the fraudulent nature of the treaty.

🔑 The video covers the period of 1930-1943 in Argentina, known as the 'Infamous Decade', characterized by the extortion of a foreign monopoly and the complicity of the government.

💥 A senator, Lisandro de la Torre, accuses the Minister of Agriculture and sparks a heated debate. He is later shot and killed, leading to public outrage.

🗳️ The video also discusses the political landscape, including electoral fraud, the rise of charismatic candidates, and resistance against the ruling party.

📚 The video discusses the urban settlement of 'villas miserias' and the low wages of industrial workers.

🔴 The government initiates measures to combat communism, including the enforcement of a controversial residency law.

🏢 Governor Manuel Fresco implements housing construction, educational reforms, and promotes a moral and traditional ideology.

🛠️ Architectural developments, influenced by Italian fascism, reshape the urban landscape in Buenos Aires.

💼 Fresco establishes the Department of Labor to study worker conditions and mediate labor disputes.

✊ Córdoba's governor, Sabatini, supports political freedom, social justice, and fiscal austerity, with no repression of labor unions.

📅 From 1930 to 1943, Argentina goes through a period of political corruption and lack of true democracy.

👥 Agustín P. Justo, through fraudulent elections, appoints Jaime Gerardo Roberto Marcelino María Ortiz as his successor, but Ortiz's presidency is plagued by his deteriorating health and delegation of power to Ramón Castillo.

💼 During World War II, Argentina's industrial sector booms under Castillo's leadership, but corruption and concerns over post-war economic challenges arise.

📜 In the 1930s and 1940s, there was a divide between progressive Democrats, radicals, and communists who supported neutrality and nationalists who supported the Allies.

⚖️ Robustiano Patrón Costas, an ultraconservative, was a controversial candidate for president, opposed by both nationalists and radicals.

🔁 A military coup led by nationalists overthrows the Castillo government, marking the end of the 'Decade of Infamy'. This sets the stage for the rise of another popular and democratic movement.