Junta Geopolitics 1979: Argentina’s Cóndor Building Archive and Central America’s Dirty War

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In 1979, Argentina’s military Junta deployed counterinsurgency experts, known as “dirty warriors” for their inhumane methods, to Central America in “Operation Charly.” Their mission was to confront guerrilla factions emerging regionally after the Nicaraguan Revolution. During hostilities that raged...

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Autor principal: Koch, Robert D.
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2024
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Geopolítica
Contrainsurgencia
Revolución
Nicaragua
Argentina
Geopolitics
Contrainsurgency
Revolution
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spelling I28-R145-14523_oai2025-11-17 Koch, Robert D. 2024-05-28 In 1979, Argentina’s military Junta deployed counterinsurgency experts, known as “dirty warriors” for their inhumane methods, to Central America in “Operation Charly.” Their mission was to confront guerrilla factions emerging regionally after the Nicaraguan Revolution. During hostilities that raged into the 1990s, right-wing “death squads” murdered hundreds of thousands of people. Scholars have demonstrated that the US Government, the CIA, and its Special Forces bear much responsibility. Due to departing the conflict earlier, the Argentine role is often treated as a footnote, a trifle compared to US involvement. This article counters that, despite redeploying upon the Junta’s 1983 collapse, Argentine "dirty warriors" significantly shaped the violence Central America experienced. It further argues that deliberate geopolitical analysis and ambition prompted the Junta’s decision to deploy these figures. To support these arguments, it combines existing evidence with recently recovered classified Junta documents. En 1979, la Junta Militar de Argentina desplegó expertos en contrainsurgencia, conocidos como "guerreros sucios" por sus métodos inhumanos, a Centroamérica en la "Operación Charly". Su misión era confrontar a las facciones guerrilleras que surgían en la región tras la Revolución Nicaragüense. Durante las hostilidades que se extendieron hasta la década de 1990, los "escuadrones de la muerte" de derecha asesinaron a cientos de miles de personas. Los académicos han demostrado que el gobierno de Estados Unidos, la CIA y sus Fuerzas Especiales tienen gran responsabilidad en estos hechos. Debido a su retirada temprana del conflicto, el papel de Argentina a menudo se trata como una nota al pie, una insignificancia comparada con la participación de EE.UU. Este artículo sostiene, sin embargo, que a pesar de replegarse tras el colapso de la Junta en 1983, los "guerreros sucios" argentinos influyeron significativamente en la violencia que experimentó Centroamérica. Además, argumenta que un análisis geopolítico deliberado y la ambición impulsaron la decisión de la Junta de desplegar a estas figuras. Para apoyar estos argumentos, combina evidencia existente con documentos clasificados de la Junta recientemente recuperados. application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/historiayguerra/article/view/14523 10.34096/hyg.n6.14523 spa Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/historiayguerra/article/view/14523/13036 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/historiayguerra/article/view/14523/13066 Derechos de autor 2024 Robert D. Koch Historia & Guerra; No. 6 (2024): July-December; 45-69 Historia & Guerra; Núm. 6 (2024): Julio-Diciembre; 45-69 2796-8650 Geopolítica Contrainsurgencia Revolución Nicaragua Argentina Geopolitics Contrainsurgency Nicaragua Argentina Revolution Junta Geopolitics 1979: Argentina’s Cóndor Building Archive and Central America’s Dirty War Geopolítica de la Junta 1979: El Archivo del Edificio Cóndor de Argentina y la Guerra Sucia de Centroamérica info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=histogue&d=14523_oai
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topic Geopolítica
Contrainsurgencia
Revolución
Nicaragua
Argentina
Geopolitics
Contrainsurgency
Nicaragua
Argentina
Revolution
spellingShingle Geopolítica
Contrainsurgencia
Revolución
Nicaragua
Argentina
Geopolitics
Contrainsurgency
Nicaragua
Argentina
Revolution
Koch, Robert D.
Junta Geopolitics 1979: Argentina’s Cóndor Building Archive and Central America’s Dirty War
topic_facet Geopolítica
Contrainsurgencia
Revolución
Nicaragua
Argentina
Geopolitics
Contrainsurgency
Nicaragua
Argentina
Revolution
description In 1979, Argentina’s military Junta deployed counterinsurgency experts, known as “dirty warriors” for their inhumane methods, to Central America in “Operation Charly.” Their mission was to confront guerrilla factions emerging regionally after the Nicaraguan Revolution. During hostilities that raged into the 1990s, right-wing “death squads” murdered hundreds of thousands of people. Scholars have demonstrated that the US Government, the CIA, and its Special Forces bear much responsibility. Due to departing the conflict earlier, the Argentine role is often treated as a footnote, a trifle compared to US involvement. This article counters that, despite redeploying upon the Junta’s 1983 collapse, Argentine "dirty warriors" significantly shaped the violence Central America experienced. It further argues that deliberate geopolitical analysis and ambition prompted the Junta’s decision to deploy these figures. To support these arguments, it combines existing evidence with recently recovered classified Junta documents.
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title_full Junta Geopolitics 1979: Argentina’s Cóndor Building Archive and Central America’s Dirty War
title_fullStr Junta Geopolitics 1979: Argentina’s Cóndor Building Archive and Central America’s Dirty War
title_full_unstemmed Junta Geopolitics 1979: Argentina’s Cóndor Building Archive and Central America’s Dirty War
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