Remembering the Victims by junge1

Photography • People • posted on Mar 23, 2016

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These girls met in the Plaza de Mayo in front of the Casa Rosada (Pink House), the Argentine equivalent of the U.S. White House, to remember the victims of Argentina's Dirty War (Guerra Sucia). The Dirty War, also known as the 'Process of National Reorganization' was the name used by the Argentine Military Government for a period of State Terrorism in Argentina from roughly 1974 to 1983 during which Military and Security Forces and right-wing death squads in the form of the Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (Triple A) hunted down and killed left-wing guerrillas, political dissidents, and anyone believed to be associated with socialism, that included students, husbands, wives, journalists, parents, sons and daughters. Thousands disappeared during that period and they are being remembered annually. This picture was taken on 21 November 2006, Sig...

Comments (15)

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Faemike55

7:18PM | Wed, 23 March 2016

Somber capture, Sig! as well as all should remember those who died unjustly

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Buffalo1

8:22PM | Wed, 23 March 2016

A lesson for everyone about what happens when a single group, or political idea take over a country. I'm glad these youngsters remember.

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MrsRatbag

8:56PM | Wed, 23 March 2016

Excellent shot of these rememberers..

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ysvry

1:17AM | Thu, 24 March 2016

are they going to investigate the role of the cia too?

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durleybeachbum

1:20AM | Thu, 24 March 2016

It must be appalling to be a relation of one of the 'Disappeared'.

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junge1

1:27AM | Thu, 24 March 2016

I don't know if the CIA was involved in any of this, or if they were, to what extend!

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starship64

1:34AM | Thu, 24 March 2016

Nice capture of this important memorial.

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KarmaSong

12:38PM | Thu, 24 March 2016

This capture's becoming quite emotional, after reading your invaluable information on those troubled times in Argentina's history. Thank you for sharing.

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