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Raúl Alfonsín

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Raúl Alfonsín
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Elected in 1983 after the Falklands defeat discredited the military, Alfonsín created the CONADEP truth commission and allowed the 1985 Trial of the Juntas in civilian courts, which convicted former rulers including Videla. Under military pressure his government then passed the Full Stop and Due Obedience laws limiting prosecutions, later annulled.
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