At Kirchner Cultural Centre (CCK) Friday, July 29, 2016 50th anniversary of Night of Long Batons to be markedIn light of the 50th anniversary of the Night of the Long Batons, a series of activities, including conferences, exhibitions and lectures, will take place today in Buenos Aires to remember that tragic night of 1966, as well as to pay tribute to the victims. Today, at 7pm, a conference on the consequences of the Night of the Long Batons in the history of computer science in Argentina will be held at the Kirchner Cultural Centre (CCK). The police violently removed the students, firing tear gas, beating several of them and putting them all under arrest. The result of the infamous incident led to 400 people being placed under arrest and the destruction of their university laboratories and libraries, as well as the exile and resignation of prestigious professors and investigators. Fifty years ago —in what is known as the “Night of the Long Batons”— dictator Juan Carlos Onganía ordered the Federal Police to remove and expel students, professors and alumni occupying the university of Buenos Aires in protest against the military government’s decision to intervene in universities and their administrations.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 29, 2016 02:26 UTC