Dictaduras militares en América Latina y el Plan Cóndor: represión, control político y coordinación transnacional durante la Guerra Fría
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El presente estudio analiza las dictaduras militares en América Latina y el Plan Cóndor como fenómenos políticos vinculados con la represión estatal, el control social y la coordinación transnacional durante el contexto de la Guerra Fría. La investigación se desarrolló mediante una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica, con enfoque cualitativo de carácter descriptivo-analítico. Se revisaron estudios relacionados con autoritarismo, Doctrina de Seguridad Nacional, terrorismo de Estado, represión transnacional, justicia transicional y memoria histórica. Los resultados evidencian que las dictaduras latinoamericanas no actuaron de manera aislada, sino que construyeron aparatos represivos sostenidos por fuerzas militares, servicios de inteligencia, policías secretas y discursos de seguridad nacional. Asimismo, el Plan Cóndor representó una red regional de persecución política que permitió vigilar, secuestrar, torturar, desaparecer y eliminar opositores más allá de las fronteras nacionales. La revisión también muestra que las consecuencias de estos regímenes continuaron después del retorno a la democracia, debido a la persistencia de la impunidad, las disputas por la memoria, el exilio, la desaparición forzada y las demandas de verdad, justicia y reparación. Se concluye que el estudio de las dictaduras militares y del Plan Cóndor resulta fundamental para comprender las violaciones de derechos humanos en América Latina y para fortalecer una cultura democrática orientada a la no repetición.
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