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Argentina's stolen children - The crimes of the military dictatorship | DW Documentary

26 August 2026

From March 1976, Argentina was ruled for several years by a military junta led by General Jorge Videla. Some 30,000 people were abducted and murdered by the regime’s security forces. Many of their children disappeared - but where did they go? Following the military coup in 1976, a systematic campaign of repression began. Around 30,000 Argentinians were abducted and murdered by the security forces - including some 500 women who were pregnant or had recently given birth. For years, no one knew what had happened to the children of these 'disappeared' women.… Video by YouTube channel.

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