Argentyńsko-amerykańska współpraca militarna w okresie dyktatury wojskowej w Argentynie w latach 1976-1983
U.S.‑Argentine military cooperation during the Last Dictatorship, 1976‑1983

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses U.S.‑Argentine military cooperation in the years 1976‑1983. At the time Argentina was ruled by the authoritarian military junta. The first part of the paper presents the broader context of the Argentine‑American cooperation: the circumstances of the seizure of power by the generals in Argentina, characteristics of the Argentine regime, the U.S. response to the 1976 Argentine coup d’état, and the U.S. changing attitude towards the military junta. The second part of the article focuses on the analysis of the U.S. military assistance to Argentina: loans for the purchase of arms, direct financial assistance and signed contracts. The third part of the article elaborates on the two countries’ shared commitment in Central America subregion.

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