Revolución Libertadora

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The Revolución Libertadora (Spanish pronunciation: [reβoluˈsjon liβeɾtaˈðoɾa]; Liberating Revolution) as it named itself, was the civic-military dictatorship that ruled the Argentine Republic after overthrowing President Juan Domingo Perón, shutting down the National Congress, removing members of the Supreme Court, as well as provincial, municipal, and university authorities, and placing the entire Judiciary under commission. This occurred through a coup d'état on 16 September 1955. Uruguay, led by Luis Batlle Berres, received 90 aviators involved in the May Square Bombings, and provided the anti-peronist military with logistical supply, radio broadcast relays and port access for warships. Western powers were not involved in the coup, but they saw its outcome as a major Cold War victory against Latin American non-alignment and helped stabilize the new regime. The Eisenhower administration provided financial loans and intelligence coordination to combat instability. British diplomats welcomed...

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