Night of the Pencils
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For the 1986 film, see Night of the Pencils (film).
The Night of the Pencils (in Spanish: Noche de los Lápices), was a series of kidnappings and forced disappearances, followed by the torture, rape, and murder of 10 high-school students that began on the evening of 16 September 1976 and continued into the next day, during Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship. The event is one of the most infamous acts of repression committed by the last Argentine military dictatorship, as most of the victims were under 18 years of age. Four of the victims survived; the remains of the others have never been found.
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Night of the Pencils | |
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Part of the Dirty War | |
Location | Argentina |
Date | 16–21 September 1976 |
Target | Students |
Attack type | Kidnappings, forced disappearances, torture, rape, murder |
Victims | 4 survivors 6 missing |
Perpetrators | National Reorganization Process |
Assailants | Miguel Etchecolatz |
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