Loyalty Day (Argentina)
One of the most famous photos from the event | |
| Date | 17 October 1945 |
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| Location | Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires |
| Participants | Peronists |
| Outcome | Juan Perón was released from prison |
Loyalty Day (Spanish: Día de la lealtad) is a commemoration day in Argentina. It remembers 17 October 1945, when a large labour demonstration at the Plaza de Mayo, in downtown Buenos Aires, demanded the liberation of Juan Domingo Perón, who was jailed in Martín García island. It is considered the foundational moment of the Peronist movement.