Ezeiza massacre

Motorway junction of the Autopista Ricchieri and Ruta 205, scene of the Ezeiza massacre

In the Ezeiza massacre on June 20, 1973 , members of the Peronist political right wing shot at members of the Peronist political left wing, including Montoneros activists, on the return of Juan Perón from Spanish exile . At least 13 people died and 365 were injured. According to the newspaper, the number of victims was far higher. When Perón arrived, 3.5 million people had gathered at Ezeiza Airport . It was the largest demonstration in Argentine history. From the platform Perón was supposed to speak from, snipers opened fire on the crowd.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bernd Wulffen: The Perón Phenomenon: Populism in Latin America . 2nd Edition. Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2017, pp. 209 .
2. ^ Ingo Malcher, Tango Argentino : Portrait of a Country, 2008, p. 53
3. ↑ La sangre derramada no será negociada , quoted by Hugo Moreno, in Le désastre argentin. Péronisme, politique et violence sociale (1930-2001) , Ed. Syllepses, Paris, 2005, p.107
4. ↑ Horacio Verbitsky , Ezeiza , Contrapunto, Buenos Aires, 1985. Available here ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Ezeiza, una masacre que causó el estallido del peronismo. August 28, 2005.