Offshore represive activities of Argentina navy during the last national security dictatorship (1976-1983)

The aim of this paper is to review the extraterritorial repressive activities of the Argentine Navy, during the civil-military dictatorship of National Security in Argentina (1976-1983). It is explained, first, the characteristics of the institutional framework of the Argentine Terrorist State, and...

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Autor: Slatman, Melisa
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Anos 90 (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/30593
Acesso em linha:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/anos90/article/view/30593
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Armada Argentina
Dictadura
Actividades represivas extraterritoriales
Argentinean Navy
Dictatorship
Offshore represive activities
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Resumo:The aim of this paper is to review the extraterritorial repressive activities of the Argentine Navy, during the civil-military dictatorship of National Security in Argentina (1976-1983). It is explained, first, the characteristics of the institutional framework of the Argentine Terrorist State, and the place of the Navy in it. It is analyzed, secondly, the emergence, empowerment within the organizational structure and crisis of the Navy Task Group 3.3 of the Argentine Navy. This Task Force was responsible for the management of one of the largest Argentine Clandestine Detention Centers: the “Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada”. Finally, it is analyzed the evolution of extraterritorial repressive activities of this Task Force.