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Pigasus | |
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&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:Pigasus_illustration_from_Berkeley_Barb_Vol7_No7,_1968.png) An illustration of Pigasus from Berkeley Barb, 1968 | |
| 1968 candidate for President of the United States | |
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| Political party | Youth International Party |
Pigasus, also known as Pigasus the Immortal and Pigasus J. Pig, was a 145-pound (66 kg) domestic pig that was nominated for President of the United States as a theatrical gesture by the Youth International Party on August 23, 1968, just before the opening of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.[1][2] The youth-oriented party (whose members were commonly called "Yippies") was an anti-establishment and countercultural revolutionary group whose views were inspired by the free speech and anti-war movements of the 1960s, mainly the opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
Yippies were known for using dramatic theatrics in their demonstrations, and they used Pigasus as a way to mock the social status quo. At a rally announcing his candidacy, Pigasus was confiscated by Chicago policemen and several of his Yippie backers were arrested for disorderly conduct.[3][4]
- ^ Kusch, Frank. Battleground Chicago: The police and the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The University of Chicago Press, 2008. (paper), page 60. ISBN 9780275981389
- ^ B.D. Colen, Anti-HUAC Rally Behind Library Attracts 2000, The Hachet (George Washington University, October 3, 1968).
- ^ "Chicago 1968 DNC". NY Daily News. New York. August 20, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ (Associated Press) (August 23, 1968). "Chicago Cops Squelch Piggy Nominations". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved June 3, 2012.