'dirty war'

Front row, left to right: Jorge Eduardo Acosta, "The Tiger"; Alfredo Astiz, the "Angel of Death"; pilot Georges Mario Daniel Arru; and Carlos Octavio Capdevilla, known as "Tommy," are seen during their sentencing hearing Wednesday in Buenos Aires.

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'Angel Of Death' Among 29 Given Life Sentences Over Argentina's 'Dirty War'

11:14am November 30, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Former naval officer Alfredo Astiz was convicted of kidnapping, torture and murder in a mass trial of defendants linked to a secret torture center during the country's 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla (center) was sworn in as Argentina's president on March 24, 1976, after the overthrow of President Isabel Peron in a coup.

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Despite The Awkward Timing, Argentina Welcomes Obama

6:40pm March 23, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

The president's visit falls on the 40th anniversary of Argentina's military coup that led to the so-called Dirty War. He has promised to declassify documents shedding light on what the U.S. knew.

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