Seven out of ten Argentines have a negative opinion of the last military dictatorship and believe that those who committed atrocities need to continue to be tried for crimes against humanity, according to a new study released ahead of the coup’s 50th anniversary, on Tuesday.

“A negative view of the last military dictatorship is held by a large majority, although with some nuances,” reads the study conducted by the University of Buenos Aires’ public opinion observatory, Pulsar.UBA, and human rights organization Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS, by its Spanish initials) in October 2025.

Out of those who took part in their poll, 45% believed the military dictatorship was “very bad” and 25% said that it was “bad.” While 19% answered that it was “regular,” 6% said it was “good” and only 1% that it was “very good.”

In addition, 63% said that there were few or no reasons at all to justify the coup carried out on March 24, 1976.

The study, which surveyed 1,136........

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