Dictatorship Remembrance Day: Argentines take to the streets for the premiere of Milei

2024-03-24T22:09:40.740Z

Highlights: Dictatorship Remembrance Day: Argentines take to the streets for the premiere of Milei. Rallies took place across the country, including in May Square, in the heart of the capital. Tens of thousands, 200,000 according to the organizers, came to Place de Mayo to shout “nunca mas’, “never again’. The Argentine president accuses human rights organizations of having monopolized and truncated the memorial narrative. He published this Sunday morning a video to present his version of what happened between 1976 and 1983.

March 24 is a very special day on the Argentinian calendar. The country paid tribute, this Sunday as every year, to the victims of the dictatorship of the 1970s and 80s. Gatherings took place…

Dictatorship Remembrance Day: Argentines take to the streets for the premiere of Milei

March 24 is a very special day on the Argentinian calendar. The country paid tribute, this Sunday as every year, to the victims of the dictatorship of the 1970s and 80s. Rallies took place across the country, including in May Square, in the heart of the capital. A particularly massive mobilization for the premiere of President Javier Milei.

Protesters hold up a banner with photos of people who disappeared during Argentina's military dictatorship, for the 48th anniversary of the 1976 coup d'état, in May Square in Buenos Aires, this Sunday, March 24, 2024. AP - Rodrigo Abd

By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in Buenos Aires,

Théo Conscience

Tens of thousands, 200,000 according to the organizers, came to Place de Mayo to shout “nunca mas”, “never again”. All generations are present, many people came with their families, and in the crowd, we see everywhere these black and white photos with the faces of those who disappeared during the dictatorship.

And then, there are also a lot of signs with this number, 30,000 forced disappearances, 30,000 people murdered by the junta, a report contested in particular by Javier Milei, the President of the Nation, who published this Sunday morning a video to present his version of what happened between 1976 and 1983.

A version that speaks of a war between two demons rather than state terrorism. The Argentine president accuses human rights organizations of having monopolized and truncated the memorial narrative. And the massive mobilization in the Plaza de Mayo, in front of the Casa Rosada, the presidential palace, is a response to its revisionism.

The people present here say it: more than ever, we must remember and denounce the crimes of the dictatorship, to prevent History from repeating itself.

Dictatorship Remembrance Day: Argentines take to the streets for the premiere of Milei

Dictatorship Remembrance Day: Argentines take to the streets for the premiere of Milei

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