How Many Were Murdered?

Truth in Argentina's dictatorship victim count debate

Mar 21, 2025

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Every year as we approach the March 24 anniversary of the coup that brought it to power, the debate over the number of victims of Argentina’s 1976-1983 dictatorship resurfaces. Due to the regime’s clandestine nature, exact figures are uncertain, making any estimate controversial.

In 1984, the National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons (Conadep) …

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