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  2. Operation Condor - Wikipedia

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    Operation Condor (Portuguese: Operação Condor; Spanish: Operación Cóndor) was a campaign of political repression by the right-wing dictatorships of the Southern Cone of South America, [10] [11] involving intelligence operations, coups, and assassinations of left-wing sympathizers in South America which formally existed from 1975 to 1983.

  3. Augusto Pinochet - Wikipedia

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    Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte [A] (25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean military officer who was the dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990.From 1973 to 1981, he was the leader of the military junta, which in 1974 declared him President of the Republic and thus the dictator of Chile; [4] [5] [6] in 1980, a referendum approved a new constitution confirming him in the office ...

  4. Fascism in South America - Wikipedia

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    Several rulers, such as the first Argentine dictators of the Infamous Decade and Getúlio Vargas in the earlier part of the Vargas Era, were inspired by Benito Mussolini and his methods. The Italian fascist regime also took an active role in spreading fascist propaganda, and ideological influence, working through Italian immigrant communities ...

  5. Military coups in Argentina - Wikipedia

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    The deep political and social conflict generated during the "Argentine Revolution" and the infighting between the many military divisions led to two internal coups, with three dictators succeeding each other in power: Juan Carlos Onganía (1966–1970), Marcelo Levingston (1970–1971) and Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (1971–1973).

  6. 50+ Most Influential Latin American Women in History for ...

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    They’re famous revolutionaries who have shattered ... She was the best player in the game from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. The golfer won 48 LPGA Tour events, including three championships ...

  7. Contras - Wikipedia

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    "A commando knife [was given], and our people, everybody wanted to have a knife like that, to kill people, to cut their throats". [ 63 ] [ 64 ] In 1985 Newsweek published a series of photos taken by Frank Wohl, a conservative student admirer traveling with the Contras, entitled "Execution in the Jungle":

  8. Category : South American politicians assassinated in the 1980s

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    It is intended for politicians who were in office in South America (incumbent or formerly) and were assassinated in the decade of the 1980s. Place of assassination may have been anywhere in the world.

  9. Films depicting Latin American military dictatorships

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    Fênix (1980) They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981) Pra Frente, Brasil (1982) A Freira e a Tortura (1983) Jango (1984) Nunca Fomos tão Felizes (1984) Em Nome da Segurança Nacional (1984) Twenty Years Later (1985) Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) Que Bom Te Ver Viva (1989) Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) Lamarca (1994) Four Days in September (1997 ...