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| The Latest: Obama leaves Buenos Aires, heads to Bariloche | |
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| BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Latest on President Barack Obama’s visit to Argentina (all times local): | BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Latest on President Barack Obama’s visit to Argentina (all times local): |
| 12:20 p.m. | |
| President Barack Obama has left Buenos Aires. | |
| He is taking his wife, Michelle, and daughters Malia and Sasha, to Bariloche, in southern Argentina, for some family time. | |
| Bariloche is located in Argentina’s Patagonia, a sparsely populated region at the southern tip of South America. Bariloche is known for its Swiss alpine architecture and chocolate. It’s also a popular spot for hiking and skiing in the nearby Andres mountains. | |
| Obama departs for Washington later Thursday. | |
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| 11 a.m.: | 11 a.m.: |
| President Barack Obama says the United States was slow to speak out for human rights in Argentina during a dark period in that country’s history. | President Barack Obama says the United States was slow to speak out for human rights in Argentina during a dark period in that country’s history. |
| But he says his administration is trying to make amends by declassifying even more documents that could shed light on the U.S. role in what is known as Argentina’s “Dirty War.” Thousands of people died or went missing following a 1976 coup that opened a period of military rule. | But he says his administration is trying to make amends by declassifying even more documents that could shed light on the U.S. role in what is known as Argentina’s “Dirty War.” Thousands of people died or went missing following a 1976 coup that opened a period of military rule. |
| Obama says what happened in Argentina isn’t unique to Argentina. | Obama says what happened in Argentina isn’t unique to Argentina. |
| He says it takes courage for a society to address uncomfortable truths about its past, but that doing so is necessary to move forward. | He says it takes courage for a society to address uncomfortable truths about its past, but that doing so is necessary to move forward. |
| Obama spoke after visiting Remembrance Park and its memorial to the victims. | Obama spoke after visiting Remembrance Park and its memorial to the victims. |
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| 10:45 a.m. | 10:45 a.m. |
| President Barack Obama and Argentine President Mauricio Macri walked slowly together along the Monument to the Victims of State Terrorism at Remembrance Park. The monument, similar to the Vietnam War Memorial in the United States, contains the names and ages of 20,000 victims of Argentina’s “Dirty War” under the country’s former military leadership. | President Barack Obama and Argentine President Mauricio Macri walked slowly together along the Monument to the Victims of State Terrorism at Remembrance Park. The monument, similar to the Vietnam War Memorial in the United States, contains the names and ages of 20,000 victims of Argentina’s “Dirty War” under the country’s former military leadership. |
| The leaders paused halfway down the wall as a guide pointed to the tiles featuring scores of names. | The leaders paused halfway down the wall as a guide pointed to the tiles featuring scores of names. |
| Both presidents walked to the edge of the waterfront along the Rio de la Plata and each one tossed a white wreath into the water. | Both presidents walked to the edge of the waterfront along the Rio de la Plata and each one tossed a white wreath into the water. |
| Before departing, Obama and Macri paused briefly to gaze at a small statue rising from the water. | Before departing, Obama and Macri paused briefly to gaze at a small statue rising from the water. |
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| 10:30 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. |
| President Barack Obama is paying tribute to victims of Argentina’s “Dirty War” during a visit to Remembrance Park in Buenos Aires. | President Barack Obama is paying tribute to victims of Argentina’s “Dirty War” during a visit to Remembrance Park in Buenos Aires. |
| The visit coincides with the 40th anniversary of the 1976 coup that opened a period of military rule that continues to haunt Argentina. Millions are spent each year prosecuting perpetrators and scouring for the remains of the thousands of people who died or disappeared during that era. | The visit coincides with the 40th anniversary of the 1976 coup that opened a period of military rule that continues to haunt Argentina. Millions are spent each year prosecuting perpetrators and scouring for the remains of the thousands of people who died or disappeared during that era. |
| Obama was using the visit to lay the groundwork for the U.S. to come clean about any involvement. He has announced plans to declassify additional U.S. documents, including military and intelligence records that have never been released. | Obama was using the visit to lay the groundwork for the U.S. to come clean about any involvement. He has announced plans to declassify additional U.S. documents, including military and intelligence records that have never been released. |
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| 10:10 a.m. | 10:10 a.m. |
| Prominent human rights groups in Argentina are saying they will boycott President Barack Obama’s visit to a memorial for people who died during the South American nation’s dictatorship. | Prominent human rights groups in Argentina are saying they will boycott President Barack Obama’s visit to a memorial for people who died during the South American nation’s dictatorship. |
| Obama will visit the memorial Thursday morning on the 40th anniversary of a coup that led to military rule and the killing and disappearing of thousands of Argentines. | Obama will visit the memorial Thursday morning on the 40th anniversary of a coup that led to military rule and the killing and disappearing of thousands of Argentines. |
| Obama quelled some opposition to his presence in Argentina on such a sensitive date by announcing last week his administration would declassify thousands of internal documents from that period. | Obama quelled some opposition to his presence in Argentina on such a sensitive date by announcing last week his administration would declassify thousands of internal documents from that period. |
| But rights groups say it’s still hard to imagine embracing the president of a country they accuse of backing the dictatorship that killed their children, parents, friends or spouses. | But rights groups say it’s still hard to imagine embracing the president of a country they accuse of backing the dictatorship that killed their children, parents, friends or spouses. |
| Nora Cortinas of the iconic Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo group says Obama “is a representative of death.” | Nora Cortinas of the iconic Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo group says Obama “is a representative of death.” |
| In her words: “What would victims say if they saw (us) hugging and paying homage to a president from a country responsible for state terrorism?” | In her words: “What would victims say if they saw (us) hugging and paying homage to a president from a country responsible for state terrorism?” |
| Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |