Dirty War
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The Dirty War was a period of state terrorism in Argentina (roughly 1976–1983) during which the military dictatorship carried out widespread kidnappings, torture, and forced disappearances of suspected political opponents.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dirty War canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2071022 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dirty War Context triple: [Argentine Army, conflict, Dirty War]
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A.
War Without End
"War Without End" is a book by Michael Klare that analyzes the geopolitical, economic, and military dynamics driving perpetual global conflict in the post–Cold War era.
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B.
War of the Camps
The War of the Camps was a series of brutal mid-1980s sieges and battles in Lebanon in which the Amal Movement and its allies fought Palestinian factions for control of refugee camps during the Lebanese Civil War.
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C.
Red Terror
The Red Terror was a brutal campaign of mass arrests, executions, and political repression carried out by the Bolshevik regime and its secret police (the Cheka) during the early years of Soviet power.
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D.
White Terror
White Terror refers to the campaign of political repression, mass executions, and violence carried out by anti-Bolshevik forces and their allies during the Russian Civil War.
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E.
the Enemy
The Enemy is a biblical and theological title for the Devil, representing the ultimate adversary of God and humanity in Christian belief.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dirty War Target entity description: The Dirty War was a period of state terrorism in Argentina (roughly 1976–1983) during which the military dictatorship carried out widespread kidnappings, torture, and forced disappearances of suspected political opponents.
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A.
War Without End
"War Without End" is a book by Michael Klare that analyzes the geopolitical, economic, and military dynamics driving perpetual global conflict in the post–Cold War era.
-
B.
War of the Camps
The War of the Camps was a series of brutal mid-1980s sieges and battles in Lebanon in which the Amal Movement and its allies fought Palestinian factions for control of refugee camps during the Lebanese Civil War.
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C.
Red Terror
The Red Terror was a brutal campaign of mass arrests, executions, and political repression carried out by the Bolshevik regime and its secret police (the Cheka) during the early years of Soviet power.
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D.
White Terror
White Terror refers to the campaign of political repression, mass executions, and violence carried out by anti-Bolshevik forces and their allies during the Russian Civil War.
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E.
the Enemy
The Enemy is a biblical and theological title for the Devil, representing the ultimate adversary of God and humanity in Christian belief.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
period of state terrorism
ⓘ
political repression campaign ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
Peronist militants
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journalists ⓘ students ⓘ suspected left-wing activists ⓘ suspected political opponents ⓘ trade unionists ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Guerra Sucia ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith | Operation Condor ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| endDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfVictims |
10000
ⓘ
30000 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Juicio a las Juntas (Trial of the Juntas)
ⓘ
surface form:
Trial of the Juntas
|
| hasCause |
1976 Argentine coup d'état
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Operation Condor coordination ⓘ anti-communist ideology ⓘ |
| legalCharacterization |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
state terrorism ⓘ |
| location |
Argentina
ⓘ
Buenos Aires ⓘ Campo de Mayo ⓘ ESMA detention center ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Museum of Memory (ESMA)
ⓘ
National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo
ⓘ
surface form:
Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo
Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo ⓘ human rights organizations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Argentine military dictatorship (National Reorganization Process)
ⓘ
surface form:
National Reorganization Process
|
| perpetrator |
Argentine Armed Forces
ⓘ
Argentine military dictatorship (National Reorganization Process) ⓘ
surface form:
Argentine military dictatorship
security forces of Argentina ⓘ |
| reportDocument |
CONADEP truth commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Nunca Más report
|
| startDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| truthSeekingProcess |
CONADEP truth commission
ⓘ
surface form:
National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons
|
| underGovernment |
Jorge Rafael Videla
ⓘ
Leopoldo Galtieri ⓘ Reynaldo Bignone ⓘ Roberto Eduardo Viola ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
death flights
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extrajudicial killing ⓘ forced disappearance ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ secret detention centers ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| victimType |
children of the disappeared
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disappeared persons ⓘ political prisoners ⓘ pregnant detainees ⓘ |
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Subject: Dirty War Description of subject: The Dirty War was a period of state terrorism in Argentina (roughly 1976–1983) during which the military dictatorship carried out widespread kidnappings, torture, and forced disappearances of suspected political opponents.
Referenced by (9)
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