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Juan Carlos Ongania
Juan Carlos Ongania Carballo (1914-1995) was a military president of Argentina from 29 June 1966 to 8 June 1970. He rose to power as military dictator after toppling (in a coup d'etat) the democratically elected president Arturo Illia .
As military dictator, Ongania supported a policy of Participacionismo, by which representatives of various interest groups such as industry, labor, and agriculture, would form committees to advise the government. Yet these committees were greatly appointed by the dictator himself. Eventually, this position was opposed by the other factions in the military, which felt that its influence in government would be diminished. ...
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