Prelude to Repression: From Democracy to Dictatorship In March 1976, Argentina’s armed forces overthrew President Isabel Perón in a coup that inaugurated one of the darkest chapters in Latin American history. The new regime, calling itself the Proceso de Reorganización Nacional (National Reorganization Process), promised to restore “order” and “Western Christian civilization.” In practice, it … Continue reading Argentina’s Dirty War: Terror in the Name of the Nation (1976–1983)