Argentina, 1952 — dissident coup conspiracy
Event Summary
The dataset records an event coded as a dissident counter-coup conspiracy in Argentina on 3 February 1952, during the second presidency of Juan Peron. The coded date falls in the aftermath of the abortive armed forces revolt led by General Benjamin Menendez in September 1951 and shortly after Peron's re-election in November 1951, at a time when Eva Peron was gravely ill; she died in July 1952. United States diplomatic records of this period noted numerous reports of revolutionary plots against the regime and continuing plots to overthrow it, and a history of the era includes a chapter on the failed coup of 1952.
The coded February 1952 conspiracy fits the pattern of anti-Peronist military plotting bracketed by the failed September 1951 revolt and the later escalating confrontations, which culminated in the June 1955 bombing of the Plaza de Mayo and the successful Revolucion Libertadora that overthrew Peron in September 1955.
Researched Details
Researched
Independent research, added record by record. Hover any label for what it means.
Sources
Editorial Note
Cross-Reference
Only one dataset carries it. One of the three reference datasets we check against carries this event; the others do not list it. That is not a contradiction — the datasets cover different periods and use different thresholds — but it means the record has had less outside corroboration.
Identifiers for finding this same event in the other datasets:
- Cline Center id
16002031952
How the match is made is described in crossref-report.md.
Outcome and Target
Coup Atlas research identifies the target as: President Juan Peron survived the plotting of this period; he was overthrown only in September 1955.
Baseline coding: Plot discovered and disrupted before execution. Recorded leader fate: remained in office; not physically harmed. The baseline file does not name individual targets; researched names are kept in a separate layer.
Baseline Dataset Citation
Baseline Source-Document Entries
New York Times
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