Argentina, 1962 — military coup attempt
Event Summary
The dataset records an attempted military coup in Argentina on 22 September 1962, at the start of the Azules versus Colorados conflict, the armed confrontation within the Argentine armed forces that erupted after the March 1962 overthrow of President Arturo Frondizi. With the weak civilian Jose Maria Guido nominally in office, the army split between the Azul faction, which favored a return to constitutional rule and a controlled reintegration of Peronism, and the hardline anti-Peronist Colorado faction, which wanted continued military tutelage. The confrontation broke into open fighting from 22 September 1962, with tanks and troops maneuvering around Buenos Aires, and ended in victory for the Azules under General Juan Carlos Ongania.
The clashes did not remove Guido, who remained the figurehead president, but they reshaped the balance of military power and set the course toward the 1963 elections that brought Arturo Illia to the presidency.
Researched Details
Researched
Independent research, added record by record. Hover any label for what it means.
Sources
Editorial Note
Cross-Reference
Datasets agree. At least two of the three reference datasets we check against carry this event, and none of them disagrees about its date or its result.
Identifiers for finding this same event in the other datasets:
- Cline Center id
16009221962- Albrecht/Koehler/Schutz (CAM) id
CAM-160-1962-09-19-2
How the match is made is described in crossref-report.md.
Outcome and Target
Coup Atlas research identifies the target as: Figurehead President Jose Maria Guido remained in office through the Azules versus Colorados clashes, which the Azul faction won.
Baseline coding: Coup attempt failed to remove the incumbent. 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 Herald Tribune
Chicago Daily Tribune
South China Sunday Post - Herald
The Austin Statesman
This is the citation trail carried by the baseline dataset, grouped by outlet and rejoined from the line-wrapped original. Coup Atlas has not independently re-checked every document; read the original before citing a specific claim. URLs the import damaged beyond safe repair are shown as plain text and listed in citations-report.md. How this list is built →