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{{For|the terrorist attack in Spain|2017 Barcelona attacks}}
{{Infobox civil conflict
| title = 17A
| image = En busca de la libertad 01.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption =
| date = August 17, 2020
| place = [[Argentina]] ([[Buenos Aires]], [[Córdoba Province, Argentina|Córdoba]], [[Santa Fe Province|Santa Fe]], [[Mendoza Province|Mendoza]], etc)
| fatalities =
| injuries =
| side1 = {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Government of Argentina]]
* Pro-government parties
** [[File:Frente de Todos logo.svg|18px]] [[Frente de Todos (2019 coalition)|Frente de Todos]]
** [[Justicialist Party|Peronist Party]]
** [[Ministry of Health (Argentina)]]
| side2 = * Protesters
* Protesters
* Anti-peronist groups
** [[File:Juntos-Por-El-Cambio-Logo.svg|18px]] [[Juntos por el Cambio]] (supportfar-right faction)
| leadfigures1 = {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Alberto Fernández]]
 
| leadfigures2 = Non-partisan protesters
|leadfigures1 = {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Alberto Fernández]]
| howmany2 = Thousands
|leadfigures2 = Non-partisan protesters
| causes = * Increasing [[democratic backsliding]] and prospect of dissolution of the [[Congress]]
|howmany2 = Thousands
|causes =
* Increasing [[democratic backsliding]] and prospect of dissolution of the [[Congress]]
* Government corruption and impunity
* Inefficient government response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina|COVID-19 pandemic]]
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* Increase of [[crime]], [[violence]] and [[tyranny of the majority|classism]]
* Increase on state pensions and sharp decrease on social incentives
| goals = * Maintenance of the [[separation of powers]] and defense of the institutions
|goals =
* Maintenance of the [[separation of powers]] and defense of the institutions
* More [[freedom of movement]]
* Stop [[democratic backsliding]] of the government
* Resignation of president [[Alberto Fernández]] and Minister of Health [[Ginés González García]] (far-right minority groups)
| methods = [[Demonstration (political)|demonstrations]], [[civil disobedience]], [[online activism]], [[protest march]], [[cacerolazo]]s, car marches
| result = * On 18 September, president Alberto Fernández announced less social restrictions and more economic relief
|result =
* On 18 September, president Alberto Fernández announced less social restrictions and more economic relief
* Increased political and social division
* President’s plummeting popularity, with near 70% of disapproval
| concessions = * Less restrictive social distancing since September
* Less restrictive social distancing since September
}}
The '''17A''' [[protest]]s were a series of massive demonstrations in [[Argentina]] which took place on August 17, 2020, amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina|COVID-19 pandemic]], for several causes, among which: the defense of institutions and [[separation of powers]], against a justice reform announced by the government, against the way quarantine was handled, the lack of liberty, the increase in [[theft]], and a raise on state pensions.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-18|title=Anti-government protesters defy virus measures in Argentina|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200818-anti-government-protesters-defy-virus-measures-in-argentina|access-date=2020-08-30|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 17, 2020|title=LIVE: Crowds in Buenos Aires rally against quarantine measures in Argentina|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaabLGEg1U4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/GaabLGEg1U4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=[[Reuters]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{cite news|date=17 August 2020|title=La marcha de los contagios: los anticuarentena en el Obelisco|language=es-AR|work=[[Página 12]]|location=Buenos Aires|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/285664-la-marcha-de-los-contagios-los-anticuarentena-en-el-obelisco|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=17 August 2020|title="Contra la Reforma Judicial y la falta de libertades": los testimonios del #17A|language=es-AR|work=[[Página 12]]|location=Buenos Aires|url=https://tn.com.ar/videos/politica/contra-la-reforma-judicial-y-la-falta-de-libertades-los-testimonios-del-17a_1105783|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite news|date=17 August 2020|title=Marcha del 17A: banderazo contra el Gobierno en el Obelisco y las principales ciudades del país|language=es-AR|work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]|location=Buenos Aires|url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/marcha-17a-protestas-gobierno-obelisco-principales-ciudades-pais_0_rGaLFuylL.html|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{cite news|date=17 August 2020|title=Avellaneda, la cuna de Vicentin, es una de las ciudades donde se siente fuerte la protesta del 17A|language=es-AR|work=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]]|location=Buenos Aires|url=https://www.clarin.com/|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{cite news|date=17 August 2020|title=En Viedma también hubo marcha contra la cuarentena y la reforma judicial|language=es-AR|work=[[Río Negro (newspaper)|Río Negro]]|location=General Roca|url=https://www.rionegro.com.ar/en-viedma-tambien-hubo-marcha-contra-la-cuarentena-y-la-reforma-judicial-1467413/|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=17 August 2020|title=Marcha opositora contra la cuarentena en el centro y otros puntos del país|language=es-AR|work=[[Ámbito Financiero]]|location=Buenos Aires|url=https://www.ambito.com/informacion-general/marcha/opositora-contra-la-cuarentena-el-centro-y-otros-puntos-del-pais-n5125576|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=17 August 2020|title=Masivo banderazo: Brandoni, Bullrich, la casa de Cristina y otras curiosidades|language=es-AR|work=[[Perfil (Argentina)|Perfil]]|location=Buenos Aires|url=https://www.perfil.com/noticias/actualidad/la-marcha-del-17a-de-la-casa-de-cristina-kirchner-a-la-plaza-de-mayo.phtml|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref>{{excessive citations inline|date=December 2022}}