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Claim

Claim 865

A CIA digest dated October 17, 1951, described Loyalty Day, a Peronist political holiday, as the high point that year of President Perón's re election campaign.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
A CIA digest dated October 17, 1951, described Loyalty Day, a Peronist political holiday, as the high point that year of President Perón's re election campaign.
Field
occurred_on
Value
Handover tied to October 17 Loyalty Day
About
incident 1951-argentina-peron-la-prensa-handed-to-cgt
Source
CIA Daily Digest, 17 October 1951 (declassified)
Publisher
CIA Daily Digest, 17 October 1951 (declassified)
Method
primary document
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
1951-10-17

Quotation from the source

Loyalty Day, 17 October, is the most important Peronista- created holiday and this year has been planned as a high point in the election campaign.