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Who led the military junta during the Dirty War?

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The Dirty War was carried out by Argentina’s military dictatorship, known as the junta, which seized power in 1976. It was led by Lieut. Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla, Adm. Emilio Eduardo Massera, and Brig. Gen. Orlando Ramón Agosti. Videla served as the president of the regime, overseeing the widespread campaign of repression.

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What were some of the key targets of the Dirty War’s repression?

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Key targets of the Dirty War included leftist guerilla groups such as the Montoneros and the People’s Revolutionary Army (ERP), as well as members of political parties such as the Communist and Socialist parties. Repression also extended to moderate Peronists, trade unionists, students, professors, journalists, artists, and even the relatives of the disappeared.

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