Agustin Pedro Justo vs Andrew Cunningham

Justo was elected President of Argentina on November 8, 1931, as candidate of the Concordancia coalition, which included conservative and anti-personalist Radicals. The election was marred by fraud and the proscription of the Radical Civic Union (UCR) under Hip

Justo launched a major national road construction program, building over 10,000 kilometers of paved roads during his presidency. The program aimed to integrate Argentina's interior regions, facilitate agricultural exports, and reduce dependence on railways. It was funded by a gasoline tax and foreign loans.

Justo signed the Roca-Runciman Treaty with the United Kingdom on May 1, 1933, to protect Argentine beef exports to Britain. The treaty guaranteed Argentina a quota of chilled beef but required preferential treatment for British goods and investments. Critics argued it compromised Argentine economic sovereignty.

Justo's government violently suppressed an armed uprising by the Radical Civic Union (UCR) in December 1933, led by Colonel Roberto Bosch. The revolt was crushed, and many Radical leaders, including future president Arturo Frondizi, were arrested and imprisoned. The repression solidified the Concordancia's hold on power.

Justo oversaw the creation of the Central Bank of Argentina (Banco Central de la Rep

Cunningham planned and executed a carrier-based air strike on the Italian fleet at Taranto harbor. The attack sank one battleship and damaged two others, demonstrating the effectiveness of naval air power and influencing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Cunningham commanded the British Mediterranean Fleet in a night action off Cape Matapan, Greece. The fleet sank three Italian heavy cruisers and two destroyers, establishing British naval dominance in the Mediterranean and crippling the Italian Regia Marina.

Cunningham commanded the naval evacuation of Allied forces from Crete after the German airborne invasion. Despite heavy losses from air attacks, including three cruisers and six destroyers sunk, he extracted over 15,000 troops, stating 'It takes three years to build a ship, but three centuries to build a tradition.'

Cunningham was appointed First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, the professional head of the Royal Navy. He served until 1946, overseeing the Navy's operations in the final years of World War II, including the Normandy landings and the defeat of Japan.