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Argentina Commemorates 50 Years Since Military Coup, Highlights Jewish Victims

3/26/2026

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Argentina marks the 50th anniversary of the 1976 military coup, noting that up to 1,900 Jews were among the 30,000 people disappeared during the Dirty War.
The Jewish community in Argentina is launching educational initiatives, including a curriculum from AMIA that emphasizes the brutality faced by Jewish victims.
President Javier Milei's government advocates a broader narrative that includes left-wing victims, a move critics say downplays the dictatorship's crimes.

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Argentina marks the 50th anniversary of the 1976 military coup, noting that up to 1,900 Jews were among the 30,000 people disappeared during the Dirty War.
The Jewish community in Argentina is launching educational initiatives, including a curriculum from AMIA that emphasizes the brutality faced by Jewish victims.
President Javier Milei's government advocates a broader narrative that includes left-wing victims, a move critics say downplays the dictatorship's crimes.