The Truth Behind Adolfo Scilingo's Death Flights
By Cody Copeland/Dec. 31, 2020 2:51 pm EDT
From 1976 to 1983, Argentina's right-wing military dictatorship conducted the Dirty War against those it suspected of being part of the leftist political opposition. According to Britannica, between 10,000 and 30,000 people are estimated to have been killed during this period, many of them "disappeared" by various methods. A military coup deposed Argentine President Isabel Perón on March 29, 1976, and a junta comprised of just three military officers installed Lieutenant General Jorge Rafael Videla as president five days later. Videla shut down the National Congress, instituted strict censorship regulations, prohibited trade unions, and brought all levels of government under military control. As