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madres de plaza de mayo  

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  • On March 24, 1976, 9 months before the date set for general elections in Argentina, a military coup d'état overthrew the national government under the pretext of restoring order to the country. The military government implemented an authoritarian and repressive response to the struggle led by popular sectors. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Madres De Plaza De Mayo]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-Z257189T-2

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