Iron Guard (Argentina)

The Iron Guard (Spanish: Guardia de Hierro; abbreviated as GH) was an Argentinian political organisation[1] with its headquarters in Buenos Aires. It followed the political movement of Peronism.[2] It was founded in 1962 by Alejandro "Gallego" Álvarez and Héctor Tristán, both members of the Peronist resistance. These two were against the policies of Augusto Vandor and the dictatorship of Juan Carlos Onganía. Left-wing members like Roberto Grabois, a socialist, would later join the Iron Guard. Other notable members were Amelia Podetti (a philosopher and writer), Julio Bárbaro (a politician) and Roberto Roitman (an economist).[1] The Iron Guard was related to the Student National Front (FEN).[2]

This article is about the Argentinian political organisation. For other uses, see Iron Guard (disambiguation).
Iron Guard

Guardia de Hierro
PresidentAlejandro "Gallego" Álvarez
FounderAlejandro "Gallego" Álvarez,
Héctor Tristán
Founded1962 (1962)
Dissolved1974 (1974)
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
IdeologyPeronism

After the death of Juan Perón, the group was dissolved, although a "sector" led by Álvarez continued its political activities. This sector allied with Isabel Martínez de Perón in 1975 to avoid a possible coup.[1]

See also
  • Iron Guard, the Romanian movement and party of the same name

References
  1. Recalde, Aritz (18 March 2013). "Guardia de Hierro: historia de una mistificación". Agencia Paco Urondo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. Anchou, Ángeles (2007). "De marxistas a peronistas: los militantes del FEN y la conformación de la OUTG". XI Jornadas Interescuelas/Departamentos de Historia (in Spanish). San Miguel de Tucumán: Departamento de Historia. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Universidad de Tucumán.


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