Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo

“disappearances” however do not. “Although ostensibly limited to the elimination of Argentina’s guerilla organizations, the dirty war also targeted unarmed subversives” (Hodges). No one was exempt from these kidnappings, children and even pregnant mothers were taken. The pregnant women would be allowed to be given birth and then afterwards would be killed and their child indoctrinated into the state’s ideologies. This led to widespread terror of the governing military by citizens in Argentina.…

War, with hundreds more killed during armed confrontations and thousands forced to leave Argentina all together. (p.53) The goal behind these tactics was to eliminate the sources of Argentina’s political and economic instability. The regime stressed de-politicization of society and tried to instill rational and technical ideals into it instead. (class discussion) By loosening the grip of political parties the administration hoped to instill pro-free market values instead of political allegiances…