- March 24th marked the 48th anniversary of the military coup in Argentina.
- Thousands of Argentines took to the streets in Buenos Aires to remember the victims of the military dictatorship.
- Meanwhile, President Javier Milei questioned the number of victims.
Thousands of Argentines took to the streets across the country on Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of the military coup that lasted eight years from 1976 and led to widespread repression, torture and kidnappings.
Several local NGOs and human rights organizations gathered in Buenos Aires, waving banners, singing songs and carrying photos of those murdered and disappeared during the dictatorship.
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The demonstrators in Buenos Aires remembered those murdered and disappeared during the military dictatorship.
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Human rights organizations estimate that 30,000 people were kidnapped, tortured and murdered during the military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983. Most of those who disappeared were opposition figures, trade union members or students, but small children were also kidnapped and secretly sold or illegally adopted.
Milei’s government trivializes the military dictatorship
Sunday’s anniversary demonstration was the first under ultra-liberal President Javier Milei, who came to power on December 10 and who critics accuse of trivializing atrocities during the brutal dictatorship.
Milei’s Vice President Victoria Villarruel defended military officers convicted of crimes against humanity.
Previously, Milei’s government released a video that focused on the victims of attacks by a communist group before the dictatorship and questioned the number of 30,000 disappeared between 1976-1983.