1976

So, today was the 33rd anniversary of the beginning of the military junta rule over Argentina... This, was something I was previously unaware of prior to my arrival - and in reality, prior to a month ago, when I started reading more in class about various topics and having more in depth discussions about the political history (read: instability) of Argentina. The times, which have been characterized by both sides as brutal, are known as 'The Dirty War' - in short, the children of the revolutionist left trying to unseat the dictator/junta were taken from their parents (with the parents and young men often referred to as 'the disappeared') and 'adopted' to the military leaders of the junta... From what I've learned, thru first-hand accounts, magazines, books, and newspapers, there's a generation of children who have been adopted to Argentines, Uruguayans, Brasilians, Chileans, and a few others who will never be able to identify their true heritage as a result of their parents' purported involvement in a movement to overthrow a military coup. It was a sad time in the history of Argentina, which is still remembered, every 24th of March - not so much as a celebration, but as a memory of what the country went through...