Silvio Frondizi
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Silvio Frondizi was an Argentine
intellectual and lawyer, brother of President Arturo Frondizi
and of the philosopher Risieri Frondizi.
Silvio Frondizi was born in Paso de los Libres
, Corrientes Province
, in 1909. He received a juris doctor
from the University of Buenos Aires
, and subsequently taught law at the University of Tucumán. Opposed to the 1943 coup d'état, he resigned his post in the university's administrative council, and in 1946, was purged from his academic post by order of the newly-elected President Juan Perón
, a populist with a strongly anti-communist stance.
Frondizi founded Praxis y Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR-Praxis), a left-wing revolutionary group, in 1955. He then traveled to Cuba
in support of Fidel Castro
's revolution, meeting Che Guevara
. Frondizi taught Law at both his alma mater and the University of La Plata, from 1958 onwards, when his brother, center-left UCRI leader Arturo Frondizi
, was elected President. During the latter's tenure, Silvio Frondizi became known for his opposition to a 1959 bill supported by his brother, which facilitated the operation of parochial school
s. As part of his law practice during the 1960s and early '70s, he defended the Trotskyist Workers Revolutionary Party
's (PRT) political prisoners. Silvio Frondizi was assassinated by the Triple A death squad in September 1974.
SIDE
agent and probable member of the Triple A Anibal Gordon
was later convicted for his murder, while Rodolfo Almirón
(likewise a principal in the Triple A), was indicted in 2006 for his murder.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
intellectual and lawyer, brother of President Arturo Frondizi
Arturo Frondizi
Arturo Frondizi Ercoli was the President of Argentina between May 1, 1958, and March 29, 1962, for the Intransigent Radical Civic Union.-Early life:Frondizi was born in Paso de los Libres, Corrientes Province...
and of the philosopher Risieri Frondizi.
Silvio Frondizi was born in Paso de los Libres
Paso de los Libres
Paso de los Libres is a city in the east of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It has about 44,000 inhabitants as of the , and is the head town of the department of the same name....
, Corrientes Province
Corrientes Province
Corrientes is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by : Paraguay, the province of Misiones, Brazil, Uruguay, and the provinces of Entre Rios, Santa Fe and Chaco.-History:...
, in 1909. He received a juris doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from the University of Buenos Aires
University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires is the largest university in Argentina and the largest university by enrollment in Latin America. Founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires, it consists of 13 faculties, 6 hospitals, 10 museums and is linked to 4 high schools: Colegio Nacional de Buenos...
, and subsequently taught law at the University of Tucumán. Opposed to the 1943 coup d'état, he resigned his post in the university's administrative council, and in 1946, was purged from his academic post by order of the newly-elected President Juan Perón
Juan Perón
Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine military officer, and politician. Perón was three times elected as President of Argentina though he only managed to serve one full term, after serving in several government positions, including the Secretary of Labor and the Vice Presidency...
, a populist with a strongly anti-communist stance.
Frondizi founded Praxis y Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR-Praxis), a left-wing revolutionary group, in 1955. He then traveled to Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
in support of Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
's revolution, meeting Che Guevara
Che Guevara
Ernesto "Che" Guevara , commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist...
. Frondizi taught Law at both his alma mater and the University of La Plata, from 1958 onwards, when his brother, center-left UCRI leader Arturo Frondizi
Arturo Frondizi
Arturo Frondizi Ercoli was the President of Argentina between May 1, 1958, and March 29, 1962, for the Intransigent Radical Civic Union.-Early life:Frondizi was born in Paso de los Libres, Corrientes Province...
, was elected President. During the latter's tenure, Silvio Frondizi became known for his opposition to a 1959 bill supported by his brother, which facilitated the operation of parochial school
Parochial school
A parochial school is a school that provides religious education in addition to conventional education. In a narrower sense, a parochial school is a Christian grammar school or high school which is part of, and run by, a parish.-United Kingdom:...
s. As part of his law practice during the 1960s and early '70s, he defended the Trotskyist Workers Revolutionary Party
Workers Revolutionary Party (Argentina)
The Workers' Revolutionary Party is a Trotskyist political party of Argentina, mainly active in the 1960s and 1970s....
's (PRT) political prisoners. Silvio Frondizi was assassinated by the Triple A death squad in September 1974.
SIDE
Side
Side was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, in the region of Pamphylia, in what is now Antalya province, on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey...
agent and probable member of the Triple A Anibal Gordon
Anibal Gordon
Anibal Gordon was an Argentine suspected of being a leader of the Triple A death squad, active during the "Dirty War" in the 1970s. He was also a member of the SIDE intelligence agency between 1968 and 1984....
was later convicted for his murder, while Rodolfo Almirón
Rodolfo Almirón
Rodolfo Almirón Sena was a former Argentine police officer and a leader of an extreme right-wing death squad known as the Triple A, operating in Argentina during the mid-1970s...
(likewise a principal in the Triple A), was indicted in 2006 for his murder.
See also
- Triple A death squad
- Dirty WarDirty WarThe Dirty War was a period of state-sponsored violence in Argentina from 1976 until 1983. Victims of the violence included several thousand left-wing activists, including trade unionists, students, journalists, Marxists, Peronist guerrillas and alleged sympathizers, either proved or suspected...
- Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR)