Army Day in Argentina
Army Day in Argentina is held on May 29. This event in the third decade of the month May is annual. Help us
May 29 marks the anniversary of the creation of the first military corps, which laid the foundation for the Argentine army. On May 29, 1810, just hours after the Revolution, one of the first provisions of the First Board referred to the role of the army, when the Proclamation to the Military Corps of Buenos Aires was issued.
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