Horacio Verbitsky
Horacio Verbitsky is an Argentine investigative journalist and author with a history as a leftist guerrilla in the Montoneros. In the early 1990s, he reported on a series corruption scandals in the administration of President Carlos Menem, which eventually led to the resignations or firings of many of Menem's ministers. In 1994, he reported on the confessions of naval officer Adolfo Scilingo, documenting torture and executions by the Argentine military during the 1976–1983 Dirty War.
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- Born in
- Buenos Aires
- Educated at
- National School of Buenos Aires
- Awards
- 🏆 CPJ International Press Freedom Awards
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1942
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