Argentina's 'Dirty War' still on trial 50 years later
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“In the early hours of March 24, 1976, military officers led by General Jorge Rafael Videla arrested President Isabel Peron and declared that the armed forces had taken control of Argentina.”
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— The Dirty War (Spanish: Guerra sucia) is the name used by the military junta or civic-military dictatorship of Argentina (Spanish: dictadura cívico-militar de Argentina) for the period of state-sponso…
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— General Jorge Rafael Videla ( vid-EL-ə; Spanish: [ˈxoɾxe rafaˈel βiˈðela]; 2 August 1925 – 17 May 2013) was an Argentine military dictator and the President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981 during the N…
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— Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta Stefanini (28 January 1928 – 8 August 2017) was an Argentine politician who served as Secretary of Agriculture in the regime of General Jorge Rafael Videla. Zorreguieta was t…
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“Peron's leadership from 1974 to 1976 had been marred by runaway inflation, strikes, political violence and party infighting.”
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— Orthodox Peronism, Peronist Orthodoxy, National Justicialism, was a faction within Peronism, a political movement in Argentina that adheres to the ideology and legacy of Juan Perón. Orthodox Peronists…
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— Isabel Martínez de Perón (Spanish pronunciation: [isaˈβel maɾˈtines ðe peˈɾon] , born María Estela Martínez Cartas; 4 February 1931) is an Argentine politician who served as the president of Argentina…
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— Juan Domingo Perón (UK: , US: , Spanish: [ˈxwan doˈmiŋɡo peˈɾon] ; 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine military officer and politician who was the 29th and 40th president of Argentina, ser…
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“Videla's regime initiated a campaign of brutal state terrorism known as the 'Dirty War.'”
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— A coup d'état overthrew Isabel Perón as President of Argentina on 24 March 1976. A military junta was installed to replace her; this was headed by Lieutenant General Jorge Rafael Videla, Admiral Emili…
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— General Jorge Rafael Videla ( vid-EL-ə; Spanish: [ˈxoɾxe rafaˈel βiˈðela]; 2 August 1925 – 17 May 2013) was an Argentine military dictator and the President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981 during the N…
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— Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta Stefanini (28 January 1928 – 8 August 2017) was an Argentine politician who served as Secretary of Agriculture in the regime of General Jorge Rafael Videla. Zorreguieta was t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Zorreguieta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Zorreguieta
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“From 1976 to 1983, some 30,000 people vanished from Argentina without a trace.”
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— From 1976 to 1983, some 30,000 people vanished from Argentina without a trace.
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“The 'disappeared,' or 'desaparecidos' as they are known in Spanish, were buried in secret locations in unmarked mass graves, or thrown from airplanes into the La Plata river or the Atlantic Ocean on so-called 'death flights.'”
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— The 'disappeared,' or 'desaparecidos' as they are known in Spanish, were buried in secret locations in unmarked mass graves, or thrown from airplanes into the La Plata river or the Atlantic Ocean on s…
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“At least 500 newborn babies were also stolen from prisoners and given to military families to raise, with some unaware to this day of their true identity.”
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“Fifty years on from the coup, Argentinians are still reckoning with the crimes of the military dictatorship.”
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“In 1985, high-ranking regime members were tried at the Trial of the Juntas where Videla was sentenced to life imprisonment.”
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“The extensive amnesty regulations introduced after the regime crumbled, as well as the general pardon decreed in 1989, have impeded legal proceedings against the junta's henchmen.”
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“The military built a clandestine detention center at the mill in Tucuman province in 1975, and there is evidence to suggest that the company's management provided information to military officers about workers who were allegedly tortured and murdered.”
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“It is believed that the plant’s managers handed over the names and addresses of at least 14 trade union activists to the military, all of whom disappeared.”
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“The events are documented in a 2003 film titled 'The Death of the Death Penalty' which references the plant manager's response to the disappearances.”
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“The Falkland Islands conflict in 1982 and the 1983 elections marked the end of the military regime.”
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“March 24 is designated as the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice in Argentina.”
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“Javier Milei claimed the figure of 30,000 disappeared is inaccurate.”
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“Milei's government has restricted state funding for human rights organizations and limited legal actions against the junta's members.”
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“Eugx Grotz attributes current government policies to a 'two demons' narrative equating state violence with counterterrorism.”
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“Gabriel Pereira views the anniversary as a form of resistance against current government policies.”
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