What is the best description of Argentina's Dirty War that lasted from 1976 to 1983?

a long and intense war between Argentina and armed rebel groups in Chile

a war that was "dirty" because it was fought using chemical weapons

a military coup that placed a populist dictator as the head of government

a period of repression and human rights abuses committed by military rulers

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Shea Stephens

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16 November, 14:50

What is the best description of Argentina's Dirty War that lasted from 1976 to 1983?

a long and intense war between Argentina and armed rebel groups in Chile

a war that was "dirty" because it was fought using chemical weapons

a military coup that placed a populist dictator as the head of government

a period of repression and human rights abuses committed by military rulers

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Ansley Morrow · Answer 1

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a period of repression and human rights abuses committed by military rulers

Basically, it was a militaristic that hunted and killed anyone who was considered to be left-wing or supported communism. Over 30,000 people disappeared and often those people weren't even involved in politics. It happened that they were students who supported communist ideas.