SOA
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SOA is the abbreviation commonly used for the School of the Americas, a controversial U.S. military training institution for Latin American soldiers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| School of the Americas | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army school
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military training institution ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SOA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 2000 ⓘ |
| controversyType |
foreign policy controversy
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human rights controversy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedBy |
Latin American civil society organizations
ⓘ
human rights organizations ⓘ members of the United States Congress ⓘ religious groups ⓘ |
| established | 1946 ⓘ |
| focus |
combat training
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counterinsurgency training ⓘ intelligence training ⓘ military training ⓘ |
| fundingSource | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Spanish ⓘ |
| location | Fort Benning, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAllegedGraduates |
officers involved in the El Mozote massacre
GENERATED
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officers involved in the Jesuit massacre in El Salvador GENERATED ⓘ officers involved in the assassination of Archbishop Óscar Romero GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableControversy |
allegations of human rights abuses by graduates
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association with military dictatorships in Latin America ⓘ training of officers implicated in torture and extrajudicial killings ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| oversight | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Army Training and Doctrine Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousLocation | Panama Canal Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryStudents | Latin American military personnel ⓘ |
| region | Western Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Latin America ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamingYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
SOA Watch movement
NERFINISHED
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documentary films ⓘ human rights reports ⓘ protests at Fort Benning ⓘ |
| successor | Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingLevel |
non-commissioned officer training
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officer-level training ⓘ |
| trainingTopics |
commando operations
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counter-narcotics operations ⓘ interrogation techniques ⓘ military intelligence ⓘ psychological operations ⓘ |
| typeOfEducation | professional military education ⓘ |
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