Juan José Valle
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Juan José Valle was an Argentine
military who headed a rebellion in 1956 against General Aramburu
's dictatorship.
Aramburu's Revolución Libertadora
of September 16, 1955 had ended Juan Perón
's second term of presidency. After Aramburu's coup against Perón, José Valle was dismissed in the frame of the anti-Peronist
policies of the new regime. He then headed a rebellion on June 9, 1956, which quickly spread through the country, but resulted only in seven fatalities. Aramburu's regime decided to make an example of José Valle by executing him by firing squad alongside other rebels, on June 12, in the National Penitentiary of Buenos Aires. This site is currently Las Heras Parc, where a plaque in his honor remains to be seen.
This execution led some sectors to name Aramburu's regime la Fusiladora (the verb fusilar meaning to execute by a firing-squad). This execution marked a turn in Argentina's history of insurrections, which were not used to such massive retaliation. Between June 9 and June 12, 1956, 27 civilians and military personnel were executed, some illegally during the León Suárez massacre (related in Rodolfo Walsh
's classic book, Operación Masacre
). This event lead to Aramburu's subsequent assassination by the Montoneros
, a left-wing Peronist group, in June 1970.
History of Argentina
The history of Argentina is divided by historians into four main parts: the pre-Columbian time, or early history , the colonial period , the independence wars and the early post-colonial period of the nation and the history of modern Argentina .The beginning of prehistory in the present territory of...
military who headed a rebellion in 1956 against General Aramburu
Pedro Eugenio Aramburu
Pedro Eugenio Aramburu Silveti was an Argentine Army General. Born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba on May 21, 1903. He was a major figure behind the military coup against Juan Perón in 1955. He became de facto president of Argentina from November 13, 1955 to May 1, 1958...
's dictatorship.
Aramburu's Revolución Libertadora
Revolución Libertadora
The Revolución Libertadora was a military uprising that ended the second presidential term of Juan Perón in Argentina, on September 16, 1955.-History:...
of September 16, 1955 had ended Juan Perón
Juan Perón
Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine military officer, and politician. Perón was three times elected as President of Argentina though he only managed to serve one full term, after serving in several government positions, including the Secretary of Labor and the Vice Presidency...
's second term of presidency. After Aramburu's coup against Perón, José Valle was dismissed in the frame of the anti-Peronist
Peronism
Peronism , or Justicialism , is an Argentine political movement based on the programmes associated with former President Juan Perón and his second wife, Eva Perón...
policies of the new regime. He then headed a rebellion on June 9, 1956, which quickly spread through the country, but resulted only in seven fatalities. Aramburu's regime decided to make an example of José Valle by executing him by firing squad alongside other rebels, on June 12, in the National Penitentiary of Buenos Aires. This site is currently Las Heras Parc, where a plaque in his honor remains to be seen.
This execution led some sectors to name Aramburu's regime la Fusiladora (the verb fusilar meaning to execute by a firing-squad). This execution marked a turn in Argentina's history of insurrections, which were not used to such massive retaliation. Between June 9 and June 12, 1956, 27 civilians and military personnel were executed, some illegally during the León Suárez massacre (related in Rodolfo Walsh
Rodolfo Walsh
Rodolfo Jorge Walsh was an Argentine writer, considered the founder of investigative journalism. He is most famous for his Open Letter from a Writer to the Military Junta which he wrote the day before his murder, protesting that their economic policies were having an even greater effect on...
's classic book, Operación Masacre
Operación Masacre
Operación Masacre is a nonfiction novel of investigative journalism, written by noted Argentine journalist and author Rodolfo Walsh. It is considered by some to be the first of its genre...
). This event lead to Aramburu's subsequent assassination by the Montoneros
Montoneros
Montoneros was an Argentine Peronist urban guerrilla group, active during the 1960s and 1970s. The name is an allusion to 19th century Argentinian history. After Juan Perón's return from 18 years of exile and the 1973 Ezeiza massacre, which marked the definitive split between left and right-wing...
, a left-wing Peronist group, in June 1970.