The Peronist militant and leader Roberto Grabois, one of the founders of the National Student Front in the 1960s and father of the former presidential candidate Juan Graboisdied this Thursday at 82 years old. “My father formed thousands of Peronist cadres“He lived a life – many lives – full of passion, mistakes, successes, loves, companionship and friendship,” his son said goodbye.
“My dad Roberto Grabois left this world a while ago. He left well, at 82 years old, He died surrounded by the love of his family“said Juan Grabois in a message on “X” in which he described his father as “grandfather of five, father of three. Raven. A lifelong Peronist militant, with a visceral and sincere Peronism, now from heaven he will surely be exerting force for the recomposition of the Movement and for San Lorenzo to win from time to time.”
The social leader reviewed his father’s political career. “In the 60’s he founded the National Student Front (FEN), channel peronization of a large part of the student movement with a strong role in the fight against dictatorship of Onganía and the banning of Peronism.”
He also assured that “Birdie”, As his companions nicknamed him, “he shared the prison with leaders of all the currents that opposed the dictatorship in pavilion F and G of Devoto” and noted: “In the process of fighting for the return of Juan Domingo Perón, the Cadres and militants coming from this experience merged with other Peronist organizations in the country in the Single Organization of Generational Transfer (OUTG) dissolved after the death of the General. As he remembered every time he could in the face of journalistic errors or bad intentions, he was never part of the Iron Guard but rather the Iron Guard was part of the OUTG.”
“We will watch him tonight”Grabois continued and closed: “I ask everyone – Christians, Jews, Muslims, agnostics, atheists, etc. – for your prayers and intentions for his eternal rest.”
Who was Roberto Grabois
Roberto Grabois, In his Memoirs published by the Corregidor publishing house, he stated: “The best thing I did in my political life was promote the creation and development of the National Student Front. More than forty years have passed and I am still identified with my nickname Pajarito and with my student group.”
“The National Student Front was a federal structure. He was born in 1967, at the universities of Buenos Aires, Rosario and Córdoba. And it quickly spread to Mendoza, Mar del Plata and Tucumán. It did not come from nowhere, nor from the mind of an enlightened leader; There is a collective history behind it and without a doubt, my own life,” he summarized the origin of the organization.
“Many times I felt that the force (almost mythical, according to some) that makes Little bird be still rememberedI would have needed death to crown my passage through the political generation of the years of fire. “This was transmitted by some sectarians incapable of understanding my public transition from socialism to Perón’s Peronism,” he expressed.
After publicly distancing himself from the PJ in 2021, “Birdie” He recalled: “I tried to serve the PJ as a metropolitan councilor 1985-89 and as a National Councilor 1985.89.1988-1992.” with “the same always repudiation of traitors synthesized today in figures such as Carlos Grosso and Miguel Pichetto and with the utmost respect to the Peronists who believe that the rejunte tactic could be positive, I must today reject so much hypocrisy in the use of symbols dear to the national movement.”
“Those who know my career know that in 1973, from the OUTG, I resigned from the positions as a way to serve Perón. That in 1975 I faced those who sought to protect themselves under the mantle of the genocidal Massera, as well as those who wanted to replace Perón with the general Carcagno”, Roberto Grabois then continued.
“Recovered the democracy, Both sought to break my Peronist loyalty by removing me from the candidate lists in 1985 and 1987. They couldn’t break me, I decided that my destiny was not through the political ‘career’ but through the successes and mistakes of militancy. I can earn a living with my profession and I do not have any state pension,” he said and was proud to be able to “enjoy the affection of hundreds of young and old colleagues from diverse militant origins with whom we connect from the Héctor Tristán Study Center.” .
Source: Ambito
