Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Yrigoyen was an Argentine politician of the Radical Civic Union who served as President of Argentina from 1916 to 1922 and again from 1928 until his overthrow in 1930. He was the first president elected democratically by means of the secret ballot and mandatory male suffrage established by the Sáenz Peña Law of 1912. His activism was the prime impetus behind the passage of that law in Argentina.
Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen was deposed in a military coup by José Félix Uriburu.
On September 6, in the year 1930, Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen was deposed in a military coup by José Félix Uriburu. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of September 6, one of 443 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on September 6, 1930 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Selected Events event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 30 June 2026.
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