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Argentina in 1973

Historical records for Argentina in 1973, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

15Records
10Events
4Named people
2Places
2Categories

Historical records

March

March 1973ElectionHector Jose Campora Demaestre

Government / Government of Argentina

Wins the March 1973 election with 49.5% of the votes. Runs for President to circumvent the veto on Perons participation in the election which had been issued by Argentine dictator General Alejandro Lanusse

May

25 May 1973President of ArgentinaHector Jose Campora

Buenos Aires · Government / Government of Argentina

Appointed President of Argentina after the March 1973 election

25 May 1973President of ArgentinaHector Jose Campora Demaestre

Government / Government of Argentina

Appointed President of Argentina

28 May 1973Restoration of Diplomatic Relations with CubaHector Jose Campora Demaestre

Government / Government of Argentina

Argentina restores diplomatic relations with Cuba, which then received Argentine aid, such as food and industrial products, to break the United States embargo against Cuba

May 1973AmnestyHector Jose Campora Demaestre

Government / Government of Argentina

One of Camporas first presidential actions was a granting of amnesty to political prisoners who where jailed during the dictatorship prior to his assumption

July

13 July 1973Campora resigns to allow Juan Peron to return to powerHector Jose Campora Demaestre

Government / Government of Argentina

Campora resigns to allow Juan Peron to return to power

13 July 1973President of ArgentinaRaul Alberto Lastiri

Buenos Aires · Government / Government of Argentina

Appointed interim President of Argentina after the resignation of Hector Campora

September

23 September 1973CoupHector Jose Campora Demaestre

Government / Government of Argentina

New elections are held twelve days after the Chilean coup, later designated as Argentine ambassador to Mexico

23 September 1973Diplomatic MissionHector Jose Campora Demaestre

Government / Government of Argentina

New elections are held twelve days after the Chilean coup, later designated as Argentine ambassador to Mexico

23 September 1973ElectionHector Jose Campora Demaestre

Government / Government of Argentina

New elections are held twelve days after the Chilean coup, later designated as Argentine ambassador to Mexico

October

12 October 1973President of ArgentinaJuan Domingo Peron

Buenos Aires · Government / Government of Argentina

Appointed President of Argentina, 3rd term

December

3 December 1973Yacyreta TreatyJuan Domingo Peron

Asuncion · Government / Government of Argentina

Signs the Yacyreta Treaty with Paraguay for a binational hydroelectric project.

Other Events

1973CoupHector Jose Campora Demaestre

Revolution / Revolution of Argentina

Brought to power by the Frente Justicialista de Liberacion

1973NationalizationJuan Domingo Peron

Government / Government of Argentina

Nationalizes the railways

1973Resignation of Hector CamporaJuan Domingo Peron

Government / Government of Argentina

Hector Campora resigns after 3 months to make way for Juan Peron

Names involved

Hector Jose CamporaHector Jose Campora DemaestreJuan Domingo PeronRaul Alberto Lastiri

Places involved

AsuncionBuenos Aires

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.