Franklin Lucero

Franklin Lucero
Minister of the Army of Argentina
In office
15 October 1949 – 20 September 1955
PresidentJuan Domingo Perón
Preceded byJosé Humberto Sosa Molina (as Minister of War)
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born(1897-09-11)11 September 1897
San Luis, Argentina
Died8 October 1976(1976-10-08) (aged 79)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
PartyPeronist
Military service
Allegiance Argentina
Branch/service Argentine Army
RankTeniente General (Lieutenant General)
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Franklin Lucero (San Luis, 11 September 1897 – Buenos Aires, 8 October 1976) was an Argentine military officer and politician who served as Minister of the Army during the first and second presidencies of Juan Domingo Perón (1949–1955). He was regarded as Perón's most trusted man within the Army, and played a central role in suppressing the failed coup of September 1951 and in managing the final crisis of the Peronist government in September 1955. Despite his prominence, he has been described as one of the least studied figures of Peronism's first decade.