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Dardo Cabo
Dardo Manuel Cabo (January 1, 1941 - c. January 6, 1977) was an Argentine journalist, activist and militant. Born in the city of Tres Arroyos, he was the son of a notable metalworkers' union leader, Armando Cabo. Dardo Cabo started political activism in the ''Movimiento Nacionalista Tacuara'' (MNT), a far-right youth group of the 1960s. Just like several other members of the MNT, he progressively embraced Peronism, and created in 1961 the ''Movimiento Nueva Argentina'', a Peronist right-wing organization. Dardo Cabo came to be famous when he hijacked, together with other militants, an Aerolíneas Argentinas' plane on September 28, 1966, and diverted it towards the Malvina Islands alkland Islands where he planted the Argentinian flag, during the so-called 1966 Aerolineas Argentinas DC-4 hijacking Operation Condor. He was then sentenced to three years in prison for this feat, and married there. Once freed, Dardo Cabo became the leader of the organization ''Descamisados'', which late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tres Arroyos
Tres Arroyos is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative seat of Tres Arroyos Partido. The city has a sizable population of Danish and Dutch descent. Tres Arroyos is served by Tres Arroyos Airport. Climate Tres Arroyos has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) bordering on humid subtropical. Summers are warm while winters are chilly with snowfall happening sometimes. Rain is rather evenly distributed, with winter being a bit drier. Sunshine is moderate, with summer being sunnier, and averages to about 200 hours a month and 2374 hours a year. Archaeological site Roughly 5 km from the city of Tres Arroyos lies the "Arroyo Seco" archaeological site, which is considered to be one of the oldest yet found in Argentina. Over 40 skeletons, presumably in burial positions, were found at the site, dated to estimated age of 9000 years B.P. The site includes tools, hunting implements and fossils of extinct mammals. Much of the ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 648 Hijacking
The hijacking of Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 648 (also known as ''Operativo Cóndor''; Spanish language, Spanish for "Operation Condor") occurred on 28 and 29 September 1966 when a group of Argentine nationalists hijacked a civilian Aerolíneas Argentinas aircraft en route from Buenos Aires to Río Gallegos and forced the captain at gunpoint to land in the Falkland Islands (then a British Crown Colony) in protest to the UK's presence on the islands. After landing, the hijackers raised the Argentine flag, took several Falkland Islanders, islanders hostage and demanded the Governor of the Falkland Islands recognise Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute, Argentine sovereignty over the islands. On 29 September 1966, after negotiating through a Catholic priest, the hijackers surrendered and were returned to Argentina for trial. Background The United Kingdom had exercised ''de facto'' sovereignty over the Falkland Islands continuously since 1833, but the Argentinean government claime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
