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Democratically elected Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen is deposed in a military coup.

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Hipólito Yrigoyen

President of Argentina (1916–1922, 1928–1930)

Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Yrigoyen was an Argentine politician of the Radical Civic Union who served as President of Argentina from 1916 to 1922 and again from 1928 until his overthrow in 1930. He was the first president elected democratically by means of the…
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1930 Argentine coup d'état

Start of the 'Infamous Decade'

The 1930 coup d'état, also known as the September Revolution by its supporters, involved the overthrow of the Argentine government of Hipólito Yrigoyen by forces loyal to General José Félix Uriburu. The coup took place on 6 September 1930 when Uriburu led a small detachment of…
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