events
October 17, 1945
A large demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, demands Juan Perón's release.
Loyalty Day (Argentina)
Loyalty Day is a commemoration day in Argentina. It remembers 17 October 1945, when a large labour demonstration at the Plaza de Mayo, in downtown Buenos Aires, demanded the liberation of Juan Domingo Perón, who was jailed in Martín García island. It is considered the foundational moment of the Peronist movement.