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Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice

Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice

Public holiday in Argentina, 24 March

The Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice (Spanish: Día de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia) is a public holiday in Argentina, commemorating the victims of the Civic-military dictatorship of Argentina. It is held on 24 March, the anniversary of the coup d'état of 1976 that brought the National Reorganization Process to power.

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The commemoration was sanctioned as Law 25633 by the Argentine National Congress on 1 August 2002, and promulgated by the Executive Branch on 22 August of the same year.[1] However, it was not implemented as a public national holiday until 2006. The 30th anniversary of the coup was marked by massive demonstrations.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Argentine Congress, 22 August 2002. Law 25633 Archived 2012-08-05 at archive.today.
  2. [2]
    BBC News, 24 March 2006. Argentina marks coup anniversary.
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