Victorio Codovilla
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Victorio Codovilla, born Vittorio Codovilla, was an Italian-born Argentine socialist and later communist politician. At first a member of the Italian Socialist Party, he emigrated to Argentina in 1912
Victorio Codovilla
Revolución Libertadora
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The Revolución Libertadora as it named itself, was the civic-military dictatorship that ruled the Argentine Republic after overthrowing President Juan Domingo Perón, shutting down the National Congres
Victorio Codovilla
…Secretary-General was marked by strong loyalty to the Soviet Union, and opposition to both the regime of Juan Perón and the political development following the 1955 coup d'état which overthrew Perón. Codovilla attended the 19th Congress of the CPSU in October 1952, which he addressed on behalf of the PCA; Codovilla also…
Civilian casualties after the air attack and massacre on Plaza de Mayo, June 1955
Gómez (left) and Lucero (right) on September 17, 1955. Two days before the establishment of the military junta.