1955 bombing of Plaza de Mayo

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The 1955 bombing of Plaza de Mayo was a deadly aerial attack by Argentine Navy and Air Force units on a pro-Perón crowd in Buenos Aires, marking a key turning point in the events leading to the overthrow of President Juan Domingo Perón.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aerial bombing ⓘ
event in Argentine history ⓘ
massacre ⓘ
political violence incident ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bombardeo de Plaza de Mayo de 1955 ⓘ
branchOfMilitaryInvolved Argentine Air Force units ⓘ
linked to: Argentine Air Force

Argentine Navy aviation units ⓘ
linked to: Argentine Navy
capitalOfCountry Argentina ⓘ
cause attempt to overthrow President Juan Domingo Perón ⓘ
chronology occurred during the first half of 1955 ⓘ
city Buenos Aires ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
date 16 June 1955 ⓘ
followedBy Revolución Libertadora coup of September 1955 ⓘ
intensified repression and political polarization ⓘ
governmentInPower presidency of Juan Domingo Perón ⓘ
languageOfAlternateName Spanish ⓘ
location Buenos Aires ⓘ
Plaza de Mayo ⓘ
motive anti-Peronist coup attempt ⓘ
partOf Revolución Libertadora ⓘ
events leading to the overthrow of Juan Domingo Perón ⓘ
perpetrator Argentine Air Force ⓘ
Argentine Navy ⓘ
politicalContext conflict between Peronism and anti-Peronism ⓘ
crisis of Juan Domingo Perón’s second presidency ⓘ
precededBy growing military opposition to Perón ⓘ
relatedTo Argentine Armed Forces ⓘ
Juan Domingo Perón ⓘ
Revolución Libertadora coup ⓘ
overthrow of Juan Domingo Perón in September 1955 ⓘ
result escalation of political conflict in Argentina ⓘ
hundreds of civilian casualties ⓘ
injuries to many civilians ⓘ
radicalization of Peronist and anti-Peronist sectors ⓘ
significant number of deaths ⓘ
significance key turning point in the downfall of Juan Domingo Perón ⓘ
one of the deadliest episodes of political violence in 20th-century Argentina ⓘ
target Casa Rosada area ⓘ
pro-Perón crowd ⓘ
supporters of Juan Domingo Perón ⓘ
typeOfAttack aerial bombardment ⓘ
victim Peronist demonstrators ⓘ
civilian population in downtown Buenos Aires ⓘ
weaponUsed bombs ⓘ
machine-gun fire from aircraft ⓘ
year 1955 ⓘ

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Plaza de Mayo → significantEvent → 1955 bombing of Plaza de Mayo ⓘ
1955 bombing of Plaza de Mayo → alsoKnownAs → Bombardeo de Plaza de Mayo de 1955 ⓘ
linked to: 1955 bombing of Plaza de Mayo
Revolución Libertadora coup of September 1955 → precededBy → bombing of Plaza de Mayo ⓘ
linked to: 1955 bombing of Plaza de Mayo
Golpe de Estado de 1955 en Argentina → precedidoPor → Bombardeo de Plaza de Mayo de 1955 ⓘ
linked to: 1955 bombing of Plaza de Mayo