John William Cooke | |
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.jpg) Cooke in 1958 | |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 4 June 1946 – 4 June 1952 | |
| Constituency | Federal Capital |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November 1919 La Plata, Argentina |
| Died | 19 September 1968 (aged 48) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party |
| Alma mater | National University of La Plata |
John William Cooke (14 November 1919 – 19 September 1968) was an Argentine lawyer and politician. An early follower of President Juan Perón, Cooke went on to form part and lead the revolutionary leftist wing of the Peronist movement. Following the 1955 coup d'état, an exiled Perón appointed Cooke as his proxy in Argentina.
From 1955 to his death from lung cancer in 1968, Cooke was a militant leader of the Peronist resistance against proscription by the dictatorial régimes of the Revolución Libertadora and the Revolución Argentina. His writings on the revolutionary potential of Peronism and his role in the Peronist resistance have led to him becoming the most recognizable face of left-wing Peronism.[1][2]
- ^ "Una vida breve pero intensa". Página 12 (in Spanish). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Mazzeo, Miguel (19 September 2020). "John W. Cooke y la «superación» del peronismo". Jacobin Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2022.