His regime, vilified for human rights abuses in the "dirty war" and with failed economic policies, had been transformed into a government that had salvaged national honour by recovering the islands. Galtieri, an impulsive man with a liking for Scotch, acknowledged the cheers. He must have thought he had saved the military project and assured his place in history.
The Dirty War, from 1976-1983, was a seven-year campaign by the Argentine government against suspected dissidents. Many people, both opponents of the government as well as innocent people were disappeared in the middle of the night. They were taken to secret government detention centres where they were tortured and eventually killed. These people are known as "los desaparecidos" or "the disappeared."
The Argentine economic crisis was part of the situation that affected 's during the late 1990s and early 2000’s.
Chile
Chile was seen as the model for economic growth for all its neighbours, with important industries such as copper, wood, transport equipmentetc. The countries market-oriented economy is characterised by a high level of foreign trade and the major exports are copper, fish, fruits, paper and pulp and chemicals with Chile importing consumer goods, chemicals, motor vehicles, fuels, electrical machinery, heavy industrial machinery and food.
The economy, in tatters under Allende's Socialist revolution, gradually improved after Chile's return to privatization under Pinochet
In 1970, Salvador Allende became the first president in a non-Communist country freely elected on a Marxist program. He established relations with Cuba and the People's Republic of China, introduced Marxist economic and social reforms, and nationalized many private companies, including U.S.-owned ones. Salvador Allende's attempts to radically change the structure and direction of the country brought about a second political crisis however, and in 1973 a right-wing government under General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte seized power with assistance from the United States Central Intelligence Agency.
Salvador Allende was killed in the coup d'état, and Pinochet's government maintained power for the next decade and a half, frequently resorting to terror in order to suffocate discontent. The coup was led by a four-man junta headed by Army Chief of Staff Augusto Pinochet In 1990, having failed in his bid to gain popular ratification for his rule, Pinochet handed over the presidency to the rightfully- elected Patricio Aylwin Azocar. Chile's political climate has since remained stable, although there is still considerable tension between the military and the government concerning the human rights violations of the Pinochet.
