The Argentine workers' anti-war movement during the Korean War (1950-1951)

During the Korean War, the United States, invoking previous treaties, asked Argentina and all Latin American governmentsfor support. Notably, the US requested them to send troopsto participate in the military conflict. The Argentine president, Juan Domingo Perón, looking forward to economic aid fromthe US, promptly agreed and began the preparations. But his arrangements were thwarted by a pacifist campaign organisedby the Argentine Communist Party. Women, youth, and unionised workers were essential to this campaign. Particularly decisive was a mass demonstration of railroad workers in Rosario city. The campaign, despite harsh repression from the government, achieved its objectives, and no Argentine soldier was sent to fight in the Korean War, a testament to the success of the resistance.