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Truth and Justice Day

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

— days to go

In Argentina, 24 March is known as “Truth and Justice Day”. The day is meant to bring remembrance to the victims of the dictatorship that held sway over Argentina from 1976 through 1983. Determined never to allow a dictator to take over the country again, this dictatorship is called “La Ultima Dictadura”, meaning “the last dictatorship”. In 2027, Truth and Justice Day falls on Wednesday 24 March. The holiday will be on Friday 24 March in 2028. The background of this holiday began when the popular three-time president of Argentina, Juan Domingo Peron, died and left his wife, who was also his vice president, in charge. She was a weak ruler, however, and was soon overthrown by a military coup led by Jorge Rafael Videla. Videla implemented a series of “reforms” called the National Reorganisation, which was supposed to put an end to recent social chaos in Argentina. But the process was one of illegal arrests, oppression of citizens by the army, and many people simply disappearing. Between nine and thirty thousand people are thought to have disappeared, and freedom of speech was suppressed wherever it conflicted with the ruling regime’s ideology. Finally, the regime collapsed under huge pressure from the people in 1983. The date 24 March was chosen for the holiday because it is the day in 1976 when “the last dictatorship” began. Attempts to change the date so that it can move to a Friday or Monday and create a long weekend have failed since many insist the date of the coup be remembered so that such abuses of power might never happen again.

History

The background of this holiday began when the popular three-time president of Argentina, Juan Domingo Peron, died and left his wife, who was also his vice president, in charge. The date 24 March was chosen for the holiday because it is the day in 1976 when “the last dictatorship” began. Attempts to change the date so that it can move to a Friday or Monday and create a long weekend have failed since many insist the date of the coup be remembered so that such abuses of power might never happen aga

How It's Celebrated

The day is meant to bring remembrance to the victims of the dictatorship that held sway over Argentina from 1976 through 1983. The holiday will be on Friday 24 March in 2028. The background of this holiday began when the popular three-time president of Argentina, Juan Domingo Peron, died and left hi

Other Years

2027 Wed
24 Mar
2028 Fri
24 Mar
2026 Tue
24 Mar
2025 Mon
24 Mar

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