1951 Argentine coup attempt
| 1951 Argentine coup attempt | |||||||
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| Part of the political instability of Perón's Argentina | |||||||
General Benjamín Menéndez, leader of the coup attempt | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Argentine government forces | Rebel military factions (Army, Navy, Air Force) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Juan Domingo Perón Gen. Ángel Ovidio Solari |
Gen. Benjamín Menéndez Capt. Alejandro Agustín Lanusse Capt. Vicente Baroja (Navy) Brig. Guillermo Zinny (Air Force) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Loyalist army units, non-commissioned officers | Elements of armoured cavalry, minor naval and air force factions | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed (Corporal Miguel Farina) | |||||||
The 1951 Argentine coup attempt, also nicknamed the chirinada by loyalist General Franklin Lucero, was a failed military uprising that took place on 28 September 1951. It was led primarily by retired General Benjamín Andrés Menéndez, with elements of the Argentine Army's cavalry arm and minor factions of the Navy and Air Force, against the constitutional government of President Juan Domingo Perón. The coup was suppressed within half a day, and has since been considered one of the most poorly planned and executed military operations in Argentine history.