. ▁The ▁following ▁June , ▁however , ▁conserv ative ▁President ▁Ram ón ▁Cast illo ▁was ▁de posed ▁in ▁a ▁national ist ▁coup ▁d ' état . ▁The ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁merc ant il ist ▁and ▁polit ically ▁fra ud ul ent ▁Cast illo ▁regime ▁el ic ited ▁initial , ▁positive ▁re actions ▁from ▁both ▁CG T s , ▁and ▁Bor l eng hi ▁engaged ▁in ▁policy ▁discuss ions ▁with ▁Alberto ▁Gilbert , ▁the ▁new ▁Inter ior ▁Minister ▁( a ▁position ▁over see ing ▁domestic ▁security ▁policy , ▁at ▁the ▁time ). ▁Gilbert , ▁however , ▁prompt ly ▁al lied ▁the ▁new ▁regime ▁with ▁the ▁less ▁comb ative ▁" CG T ▁Number ▁ 1 ," ▁ordering ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁CG T - 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁al liance ▁The ▁decision ▁did ▁not ▁perman ently ▁divide ▁the ▁labor ▁movement , ▁however , ▁because ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁coup ' s ▁leaders , ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁Dom ingo ▁Mer c ante , ▁was ▁tied ▁through ▁family ▁connections ▁to ▁the ▁railway ▁workers ' ▁union . ▁Its ▁leader , ▁José ▁Dom ene ch , ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁CG T - 1 . ▁The ▁Railway ▁Union ' s ▁chief ▁coun sel , ▁Juan ▁A til io ▁Br am ug lia , ▁seized ▁this ▁opening ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁close ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁government , ▁and ▁was ▁joined ▁in ▁these ▁tal ks ▁by ▁Bor l eng hi ▁and ▁Pérez ▁Le ir ós ▁( wh ose ▁b anned ▁CG T - 2 ▁was