Towards a mass policy: the Revolutionary Armed Forces against the popular mobilization and the constitutional opening (1972-1973)

Abstract

The Revolutionary Armed Forces (1970-1973) were an armed organization of the new Argentine left that was formed in Marxism, identified with Peronism and bet on a revolutionary process for socialism. It went from a focus perspective focused on armed struggle, to a broader practice that also included popular organization and mobilization, and political disputes in institutional settings. By the end of 1973, it merged with Montoneros, the most important organization of the Peronist left. In this article we analyze how the FAR, maintaining its status as an armed organization, turned to the organization of popular sectors and incorporated unarmed political activity, seeking to contribute to a revolutionary process in Argentina.