The Republican League (''Liga Republicana'') was a

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movement in

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founded by Roberto Laferrere and

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in 1929. The party borrowed heavily from the ideology and structure of the French integrist movement ''

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'' whose ideas had been disseminated in Argentina by polemicists such as

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, ''

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'', Simon & Schuster, 1990, p. 55 The ''Liga'' had its roots in a youth movement set up by Irazusta and Laferrere around 1927, the aim of which was to undermine the government.Sandra McGee Deutsch, ''Las Derechas: The Extreme Right in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, 1890-1939'', Stanford University Press, 1999, pp. 197-198 The group was united by the members′ hatred of

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although significant elements within the ''Liga'' were inspired by the

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as well as the ideas of

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.Sandra McGee Deutsch
Social origins of counterrevolution in Argentina, 1900-1932.
/ref> Laferrère was insistent that the ''Liga'' should not become a political party and he clashed with Irazusta over the issue when the latter suggested presenting a list for the 1930 election. De Laferrère and

's idea, that the ''Liga'' should support the Independent Socialists, was endorsed and Irazusta resigned from the movement. Following the establishment of the Argentine Civic Legion in 1931, Laferrère began to wane in his support for

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and eventually withdrew his ''Liga Republicana'' from the movement, citing the "lumpen" nature of what was approaching a mass movement, as well as its ties to mainstream conservatism. As a consequence of de Laferrère's split other nationalist intellectuals followed suit.Deutsch, ''Las Derechas'', pp. 200-201 The fate of the ''Liga'' after this is unclear.

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