Argentina's Last Dictator Will Finally Go to Jail for Crimes Against Humanity

Adam Clark Estes 475 Views Dec 29, 2011

A judge just sentenced Reynaldo Bignone, former leader of Argentina's military junta,  to 15 years in prison for setting up a torture center in a hospital basement during the 1976 coup. More as this develops.

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