A Malvinas April 2nd parade in front of Argentine Congress

Wednesday, March 20th 2024 - 13:04 UTC

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Argentine vice president Victoria Villarruel is planning a great parade of Malvinas Veterans in front of the Congress building in Buenos Aires, not necessarily to glorify war and military actions, but to vindicate the thousands of Argentine conscripts that were sent to invade and occupy the Falkland Islands, and after the mission's defeat had to return in disgrace, hidden by their officers, and only years later were given some sort of compensations, although abundant garrulous oral praise. The parade would take place on April 2nd, the 42nd anniversary of the Falklands invasion by Argentine forces. Read full article

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Steve Potts
Celebrating the illegal and unwarranted invasion - that'll be Narnia
Mar 20th, 2024 - 02:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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imoyaro
Extolling Fascists? How very Peronist!
Mar 20th, 2024 - 08:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Roger Lorton
Are you sure?

https://www.a24.com/politica/el-ajuste-menos-pensado-no-habra-desfile-el-aniversario-la-guerra-malvinas-n1305873
Mar 21st, 2024 - 12:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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darragh
Only Argentina would celebrate the invasion of the FI then claim that it is not 'militaristic'.

I don't remember Germany celebrating 1st September 1939 or Japan celebrating 7th December 1941.
Mar 21st, 2024 - 12:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Bud Spencer
The same soldiers that did not want to be there and where desperate to go home, ridiculous,
Mar 21st, 2024 - 02:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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