Argentines commemorate coup as Milei sows doubt about dictatorship past


  • World
  • Monday, 25 Mar 2024

A woman gestures during a demonstration to mark the 48th anniversary of the 1976 military coup, in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 24, 2024. REUTERS/Matias Baglietto

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Thousands of Argentines took to the streets around the country on Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of the 1976 military coup that lasted eight years and led to widespread repression, torture and disappearances.

Several local and human rights groups gathered in Buenos Aires, waving banners, singing songs and carrying photos of those murdered and missing during the dictatorship.

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