Infamous Decade

The Infamous Decade was a period of Argentine history from 1930 to 1943, marked by military intervention, electoral fraud, and political repression.

1930 Argentine coup d'état: A military coup on 6 September 1930 that overthrew Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen. It began the Infamous Decade by removing Yrigoyen and establishing military rule.
Electoral fraud in Argentina: The manipulation of elections in Argentina, including coercion, vote buying, and falsified results. Fraud helped ruling coalitions retain office while suppressing genuine competition.
Agustín Pedro Justo: An Argentine army general and politician who served as president from 1932 to 1938. His presidency consolidated conservative rule after Uriburu’s dictatorship.
1943 Argentine coup d'état: A military coup on 4 June 1943 that overthrew President Ramón Castillo and ended the Infamous Decade. It closed the period and opened a new phase of military rule.
University Reform of 1918: A student-led movement in Argentina that democratized university governance and influenced reform across Latin America. Its reformist ideals contrasted with the decade’s authoritarian turn.
José Félix Uriburu: An Argentine general who led the 1930 coup and served as de facto president until 1932. His coup government set the authoritarian pattern that followed.
Concordancia: A conservative political alliance that governed Argentina from 1932 to 1943. Its governments relied on manipulated elections to maintain power.
Roberto María Ortiz: An Argentine politician who served as president from 1938 until illness forced him to delegate power in 1940. He sought to curb electoral fraud, creating conflict within the governing coalition.
GOU: A secretive group of Argentine army officers active during the early 1940s. Its members helped shape the military regime that followed the decade.
Saenz Peña Law: An Argentine law enacted in 1912 establishing secret, compulsory voting for male citizens. Its electoral reforms made the decade’s systematic fraud a stark reversal.

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