Bombing of Plaza de Mayo

On 16 June 1955, 30 aircraft from the Argentine Navy and Air Force bombed and strafed Plaza de Mayo, the main square of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. The attack targeted the adjacent Casa Rosada, the seat of government, while a large crowd demonstrated in support of the president, Juan Perón. The strike took place during a day of official public demonstrations to condemn the burning of a national flag allegedly carried out by detractors of Perón during the recent Corpus Christi procession. The military reacted as a result of growing tension between Perón and his actions against the Roman Catholic Church. The action was to be the first step in an eventually aborted coup d'état. The number of identified bodies was put at 308, including six children, making it according to some sources the deadliest terrorist attack in Argentine history. Some victims could not be identified.

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1955  Wikimedia, Wikidata
attempted coup d'état, massacre, airstrike, 

Acre, ARA Uruguay, 

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1880 Battle of Los Corrales

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Bombardeo de Plaza de Mayo vista

Curia quemada 16-6-55

Pilotos del bombardeo de Plaza de Mayo

Revista Ahora

Monumento a las víctimas de los bombardeos de Plaza de Mayo de 1955 (2)

Homenaje a las víctimas del Bombardeo a Plaza de Mayo de 1955 (01)

Homenaje a las víctimas del Bombardeo a Plaza de Mayo de 1955 (04)

Homenaje a las víctimas del Bombardeo a Plaza de Mayo de 1955 (02)

Homenaje a las víctimas del Bombardeo a Plaza de Mayo de 1955 (03)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1810	United Provinces of the Río de la Plata		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Second bombardment of Buenos Aires	naval bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Third bombardment of Buenos Aires	naval bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Unknown	naval bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1806	British invasions of the River Plate	Spanish Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1807	Battle of Miserere	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1807	Battle of the Retiro	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1810	Primera Junta	government, rebellion, junta	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1811	Braids riot	mutiny	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1852	Battle of Caseros	battle, Juan Manuel de Rosas, Justo José de Urquiza, Ejército Grande, Argentine Confederation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1852	Siege of Buenos Aires	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1880	Battle of Los Corrales	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1955	Bombing of Plaza de Mayo	airstrike, massacre, attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1989	1989 attack on La Tablada barracks	armed conflict	Wikidata
event	war		Anglo-Spanish War of 1804-1809	war	Wikidata
event	war		War between Artigas and Ramírez	war	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1897	ARA Presidente Sarmiento	preserved watercraft, sail training, full-rigged ship	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1925	Hispano-Argentina	automotive industry, arms industry, business, manufacturer	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1941	Fábrica de Armas Halcón	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1941	Fabricaciones Militares	arms industry, state-owned enterprise, weapons manufacturing company, organization	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1950	Bersa	arms industry, business, enterprise	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1969	Rexio	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1810	Argentine Navy	navy	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1810	Argentine Army	army	Wikidata
organisation	military unit	1964	Army Aviation Command	army aviation component, military aviation command	Wikidata
site	museum		ARA Uruguay	Argentine Navy, preserved watercraft, museum ship, corvette	Wikidata
site	museum		Commodore Victor Hugo Borchert Historical Room	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Coronel Odonnell Arms Museum of the National Military College, House and Palomar de Casero historical heritage complex	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		De Infanteria 1 Patricios Regimental Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		El Palormar of Caseros Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Engineer Cervino Maritime Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		General Hernan Pujato Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Historical Museum of the Grenadier Regiment on horseback General San Martin	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museo Histórico del Ejército Argentino	military museum, heritage	Wikidata
site	museum		National Museum of Aeronautics Brigadier Edmundo Civati Bernasconi	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		National Museum of Aeronautics Moron	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Naval Museum and Naval Center	naval museum, museum building, building	Wikidata
site	museum		Palomar Logistics Area Historic Hall	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Patrulla Soberania Antarctic Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Quilmes Material Area Historical Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tomas Espora Cultural House Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1892	museo en Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina	naval museum, military museum, national monument	Wikidata
site	museum	1933	San Martín National Institute	building, military museum, replica	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	Falklands Islands Library	military museum, specialized library, academic library	Wikidata
site	museum	1948	National Brownian Institute	military museum, research institute	Wikidata
site	museum	1960	National Museum of Aeronautics “Brig. Edmundo Civati Bernasconi”	military museum, Argentine Air Force	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Historical Museum of the Argentine Army	military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2010	Geographical Museum Professor Miguel Ángel Fernández	military museum, museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Plaza-Mayo-bombardeo-1955		Commons
commons	image		Bombardeo de Plaza de Mayo vista		Commons
commons	image		Curia quemada 16-6-55		Commons
commons	image		Pilotos del bombardeo de Plaza de Mayo		Commons
commons	image		Revista Ahora		Commons
commons	image		Monumento a las víctimas de los bombardeos de Plaza de Mayo de 1955 (2)		Commons
commons	image		Homenaje a las víctimas del Bombardeo a Plaza de Mayo de 1955 (01)		Commons
commons	image		Homenaje a las víctimas del Bombardeo a Plaza de Mayo de 1955 (04)		Commons
commons	image		Homenaje a las víctimas del Bombardeo a Plaza de Mayo de 1955 (02)		Commons
commons	image		Homenaje a las víctimas del Bombardeo a Plaza de Mayo de 1955 (03)		Commons