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Also Known As Guerra Sucia ā€¢ El Proceso ā€¢ Process of National Reorganization ā€¢ Proceso de ReorganizaciĆ³n Nacional
Date 1976 - 1983
Location Argentina

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A group of Madres de Plaza de Mayo stand in a rain-flooded square in Buenos Aires, holding banners and photos of disappeared loved ones in front of a statue.
Jorge Rafael Videla (1925ā€“2013)
Armando Lambruschini, Jorge Rafael Videla, Emilio Eduardo Massera, and Omar Rubens Graffigna seated in a courtroom during their 1985 trial in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Estela de Carlotto speaks into a microphone with her hand raised, flanked by Adriana Moyano and Elsa Poblete holding black-and-white photos, as supporters cheer behind them at a press conference.
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Jorge Rafael Videla
president of Argentina

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