Archives of Terror Describing the Horrible Fates of Many Latin Americans Were Found in 1992

Today in Latin American history, the Archives of Terror which revealed the truths of Operation Condor were discovered in 1992.

The archives were discovered by a lawyer and a judge in a Paraguayan police station.

The information described the fates of thousands of Latin Americans who had been secretly kidnapped, tortured, and killed by the security services of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. This was known as Operation Condor.

The “terror archives” listed 50,000 people murdered, 30,000 people disappeared and 400,000 people imprisoned.

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