Andrés Framini
Andrés Framini | |
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Born | Berisso | August 2, 1914
Died | May 9, 2001 Buenos Aires | (aged 86)
Nationality | Argentina |
Political party | Justicialist Party |
Andrés Framini (August 2, 1914 – May 9, 2001) was an Argentine labor leader and politician.
Biography
Early career
Andrés Framini was born in the working-class
Encouraged by these developments, the
Resistance and the CGT's reorganization
The moderately anti-
The two CGT leaders arrived at an agreement with Labor Minister Luis Cerruti Costa (himself an erstwhile Peronist) within a day of taking over. They greed to union elections within 120 days and the formal abandonment of peronism, in return for assurances against government (or military) intervention. Cerruti Costa's insistence on continuing to replace CGT leaders led to Framini's October 26 ultimatum against him, with the threat of a
Framini responded by calling a three-day general strike for November 15; Aramburu had over 9,000 CGT figures (including Framini and Natalini) jailed, however, thus foiling the strike. The failed strike was followed by a prison sentence for Framini, at which he was stripped of official CGT leadership. He then formed an "Authentic CGT" and was among the civilian organizers of a failed, June 9, 1956, coup led by Gen, Juan José Valle against Aramburu - a fiasco which resulted in Valle's execution, as well as of 26 others'. Framini himself escaped this fate by going into hiding.[1]
The AOT received a military-appointed leader, though in 1957 the regime allowed new labor union elections resulting in the victory of Framini's deputy at the textile union, Juan Carlos Loholaberry. The regime's appointees at the CGT sabotaged an August 1957 congress by walking out (depriving the congress of quorum), and Framini responded by calling two general strikes, in September and October.[3]
Framini geared for the
Candidate for governor
The textile workers' leader helped organize the Commission of 20, in October 1960, with the goal of persuading Frondizi to rid the CGT of its puppet leadership. A successful, November 7, 1960, general strike resulted in the president's agreeing to talks, and on March 3, 1961, the CGT was entrusted to the Commission of 20 (ending nearly 6 years of government receivership). These accomplishments encouraged Peronists to field candidates for
Peronism and its political vehicle, the
Receiving the endorsement of
Framini versus Vandor
Framini led a gathering on the steps of the Provincial Legislature in
The two leaders' differences were superficial, initially, and the two formed part of the Peronist Tactical Command, the movement's secret political
Later life
Framini's own exit from the AOT was far from ceremonious: as the rank-and-file voted, they learned that he had been apparently kidnapped. The prominent Buenos Aires daily,
Following the Peronists' return to power in 1973, Framini was unable to return to political prominence. The early morning hours of March 24, 1976, found him and Mrs. Framini away from home – a coincidence that saved their lives when the newly installed military dictatorship raided their home with the intention of eliminating the retired labor leader.[4] The Framinis were forced to sell the home and relocate to a tiny apartment, where they remained due to economic duress following the end of the dictatorship in 1983.[5]
Framini received numerous recognitions in later years. His 1962 electoral victory was honored with the bestowment of the title of "Former Governor-elect of the Province of Buenos Aires" by Governor
References
- ^ a b c d e Sindicato Mercosul: Falleció Framini, el gobernador que no llegó a serlo (in Spanish)
- ^ Luis Galcerán: El tercer peronismo (in Spanish) Archived November 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e Page, Joseph. Perón: A Biography. Random House, 1983.
- ^ a b c d Camara de Diputados: Homenaje (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c d Clarín (in Spanish)