2) Though "Dirty War" junta leaders are less known than, say, #Chile's Augusto Pinochet, #Argentina's Cold War dictatorship was by far the bloodiest in #LatinAmerica.
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1) In @LATAMProg's #WeeklyAsado, we discussed #Argentina's historical debt to #Venezuela, which accepted "Dirty War" dissidents. But the country's experience with authoritarianism at home is also a factor in its response to the crisis. (Subscribe here, https://engage.wilsoncenter.org/onlineactions/YQcpNdU-sU-dusDkAOYDtw2 ….)pic.twitter.com/1tX4Bypv67
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3) As a result of that national trauma,
#Argentina will be well-positioned to play an important role following#Venezuela's redemocratization, given CONADEP's groundbreaking "Nunca Más" report and the country's pioneering, albeit episodic, transitional justice activities.Show this thread -
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#Venezuela is understandably all about amnesty right now, at some point, the national conversation will turn to accountability. In#Argentina, prosecutors have convicted >800 defendants for "Dirty War" crimes, according to@Procu_Lesa.Show this thread
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