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Contrary to early, exaggerated reports 1,000 people were not killed but 17. The capture of Buenos Aires by General Uriburu was a parade. Swinging cheerfully down the city's wide (and prodigiously long) avenues, his troops parried hugs and kisses from both male and female citizens. All local soldiery had at once gone over to General Uriburu who now styled himself "Supreme Revolutionary Commander...
White Flag! Up the staff of the "Pink House" as General Uriburu approached rose jerkily a white flag. But inside tern" porary President Martinez had not quite surrendered. As the sword-rattler clanked into the President's office with his staff the civilian faced him calmly...
...General Uriburu: Well, Martinez, the Revolution is a success-complete! I demand your resignation...
...Uriburu: Nonsen! I am not simple enough to make a martyr of you-but your resignation is necessary to prevent bloodshed. Resign or you will be imprisoned...
Within ten minutes the formal resignation was in General Uriburu's khaki pocket. Within 30 minutes Argentina's "Pink House" was overrun by a merry mob. Portraits of Dr. Irigoyen were hurled from the windows, burned. Two busts of him were dragged forth, one decapitated, the other paraded through the streets in a coffin with the placard: "He's finished...