Word: neuquen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hierarchy who have tolerated or even openly supported the military regime, and a younger group of prelates-perhaps as many as 20 of the country's 80 bishops-who are growing impatient for social change and a swift return to democracy. Archbishop Jaime Francisco de Nevares of Neuquen, in a poor region of Argentina along the Chilean border, is among the most vocal of the new activists. "We have a reputation for being moderate," he says acidly, charging that "Argentine bishops have not spoken out strongly enough against injustice" in the country. "Had we taken a stronger stand, much...
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