Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of Joaquín Díaz De Vivar, 1972Biographical NoteLawyer, politician
Scope and ContentsHistorical background of Peronism in Argentina; early leader of Radicals in Corrientes province; contacts with Peronism prior to election as national deputy, 1946; detailed discussion of Chamber of Deputies, 1946-55: role of opposition, degree of freedom of discussion, political factions, influence of Eva Perón and role of women, constitutional reform, religious education and relations with Roman Catholic Church; Chairman of Foreign Affairs Commission: Treaties of Chapúltepec, Rio, Bogotá, relations with United States; philosophical concepts of government, law professor at University; exile; analysis of Perón's years in power, changes after Eva Perón's death, opposition coalition, role of armed forces in 1955
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