Revolution of the Park
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 Revolutionaries in a building in Piedad (today Mitre) and Talcahuano streets. |
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 Government of Argentina
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 Civic Union
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Miguel Juárez Celman Carlos Pellegrini Julio Argentino Roca
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Leandro Alem Bartolomé Mitre Aristóbulo del Valle Hipólito Yrigoyen
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| Military support | |||||||||
| 2,500 militiamen 1,300 soldiers |
3,000 policemen Loyal soldiers |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| ~300-1,500 dead and wounded | |||||||||
The Revolution of the Park (Revolución del Parque), also known as the Revolution of '90, was an uprising against the national government of Argentina that took place on July 26, 1890 and started with the takeover of the Buenos Aires Artillery Park. It was led by members of the Civic Union (which would later give rise to the modern Radical Civic Union) against the presidency of Miguel Juárez Celman (of the National Autonomist Party). Though it failed in its main goals, the revolution forced Juárez Celman's resignation and marked the decline of the elite of the Generation of '80.
Near the end of 1889, general discontent (mainly due to high inflation) encouraged the Civic Union (led by Aristóbulo del Valle and Leandro Alem) to attempt to oust President Miguel Juárez Celman, whose conservative rule, like those of previous presidents, had been marked by electoral fraud and corruption.
The uprising was led by a civil revolutionary junta and by General Manuel J. Campos. It counted on the indirect support of General and former President Julio Argentino Roca, and on the lack of opposition by General Bartolomé Mitre.
The uprising started on 26 July 1890 at the Buenos Aires Artillery Park. It met with swift repression on the part of the government forces, led by generals Carlos Pellegrini (the Vice-President), Roque Sáenz Peña, and Nicolás Lavalle. Lacking initiative and ammunition, the revolutionaries were defeated in a matter of days, but the image of the government had suffered. Senator Pizarro demanded the resignation of the entire Executive Branch and the Senate, presided by General Roca, but President Juárez Celman was the only one to accept. Vice-President Pellegrini took office in his stead, to complete the remaining two years of his presidential term.
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