the CET, such as capital goods, informatics and telecommunications, to help support the modernization of the industrial infrastructure. However, in August 1996 tariffs on these items were increased to the MERCOSUR level. As a result, many non-MERCOSUR products entering Argentina now face higher tariffs. Chile signed a free trade agreement with MERCOSUR, effective October 1, 1996, but will not participate in the CET. Bolivia also entered into a similar pact on April 30, 1997. MERCOSUR is also discussing the prospect of a free trade agreement with the Andean community. 8Argentina signed the Uruguay Round agreements in April 1994, congress ratified the agreements at the end of 1994, and Argentina became a founding member of the WTO on January 1, 1995. Chapter 6 - MilitaryArgentina's military is for defense against outside powers, however it has been used in the past as a replacement for a free government. The military has often been the power for ruling in Argentina. That is changing now so that it is becoming an arm of the real government in Argentina. The military is in a more serving role today than in the recent past. The military is of great to benefit to Argentina. It provides education and skills and order for the Argentina government. If the military continues to support the Argentina becomes a first rate country. In elections in 1965, Peronist candidates made significant gains, although Illa's party retained a 71-seat plurality in the lower house. Labor unrest continued into 1966, and the Peronistas continued to win victories in by-elections. The result was a military coup in June 1966. The junta that then took control named succeeding presidents, the third of whom, General Alejandro Augustn Lanusse, took office in 1971. In the early months of his regime, Lanusse began moving toward a return to civilian rule. He announced an economic program designed to hold down the inflationary spiral, and scheduled national elections fo...
