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organization. A common interest for esoterism linked him to Isabel, Perón's third wife, in 1965. (Evidently, Rega's esotericism included the writings of Alice Bailey: "Also found in his home were 12 volumes by Alice Bailey on telepathy and Cosmic Fire...") Sent to
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Minister of Social Welfare. From there, he opposed himself to
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senator Hipólito Solari
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Lastiri's interim presidency, López Rega's success in the expulsion of the left-wing Peronists from power was confirmed on 4 August 1973, during the National Congress of Perón's
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