Argentine Dirty War
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination, Latinos, Hispanics, Chicanos, Violence, Kidnapping, Hostages, Prisoners, Massacres, Genocide, Torture
- Curriculum: Latin American History
- Geographical Location: Argentina
- Date: March 24, 1976-December 10, 1983
Article abstract: At issue: Tactics of armed forces in antiterrorism policy. Result: Guerrillas decimated, but armed forces also discredited.
Background
The Dirty War grew out of a social crisis in Argentina. Leading groups felt challenged by leftist values and cosmopolitan youth culture of the 1960’s and 1970’s. Terrorist tactics embraced by small numbers of Montonero and People’s Revolutionary Army (ERP) guerrillas between 1968 and 1976 never truly menaced Argentina with mass revolution but did reflect a wider rejection of traditional political...
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