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Astiz committed some of his crimes at the Naval School of Mechanics (ESMA), the secret Argentine concentration camp used during the Videla dictatorship where as many as 5000 political prisoners were held, tortured and "disappeared" (murdered). The rightist military dictatorship justified the horrific and indiscriminate violence as necessary to end "subversion" from radical leftist groups such as the Montoneros and the ERP.
Astiz was almost extradited to France in 1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du after he surrendered to British troops in the British-Argentine War for the Islands/MalvinasThe Falklands War or the Malvinas War ( Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas , was an armed conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas between March and June 1982. Though surprised by an Argentine attac. BritainThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly handed him back to Argentina.
In 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U Argentine PresidentPresident is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. Etymologically, a "president" is one who presides, who sits in leadership (from Latin prae "before" + sedere "to sit"). Originally, the term usually referr Néstor KirchnerNestor Carlos Kirchner Ostoic Became President May 25, 2003 Predecessor Eduardo Duhalde Date of Birth February 25, 1950 Place of Birth Rio Gallegos Nestor Carlos Kirchner Ostoic (born 25 February 1950) is the current President of Argentina. He was sworn i reversed the legal immunity for crimes granted to the Argentine dirty warriors in the transition to liberal democratic rule. However, Astiz will face trial in Argentina rather than be extradited to France.