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Word: desaparecido (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Perhaps one of the most frustrating strains the family of a Desaparecido must endure is the uncertainty of whether the missing are dead or will return. "The suspense is unbearable--if I knew M. were dead I would mourn and try to forget. But this way I don't know if I should entertain hope," one mother said. "And the government refuses to tell me anything. They just threaten me, saying I'll put my life in danger if I investigate further...

Author: By Judith E. Matloff, | Title: Somewhere in Argentina... | 9/17/1980 | See Source »

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