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world Mercopress 2026-03-24

Argentina Marks 50th Anniversary of Coup

Thousands of Argentines will gather to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a military coup that led to the Falklands War and the downfall of a dictatorship responsible for thousands of forced disappearances.


<p> <img alt="Jorge Rafael Videla being sworn in as president on March 29, 1976, five days after the coup." height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/109555/100x80/videla.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> Thousands of people are expected to gather this Tuesday in Plaza de Mayo and in Argentinaโ€™s major cities to mark the 50th anniversary of the March 24, 1976, military coup that installed a dictatorship...

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