1987 Carapintada mutiny

Part of the Dirty War

Date	April, 1987
Location	Argentina
Result	Government victory

Belligerents

Argentine Army

Carapintadas

Commanders and leaders

Raúl Alfonsín

Aldo Rico

The 1987 Carapintada mutiny took place in Argentina, during the presidency of Raúl Alfonsín.

The Dirty War took place in Argentina during the 1970s and the early 1980s. Left-wing guerrillas, such as Montoneros and ERP, sought to establish a socialist dictatorship, as in Cuba. The military, first during the civilian governments of Juan Perón and Isabel Martínez de Perón, and then during the National Reorganization Process military dictatorship, sought to prevent that. The military defeated the guerrillas, but committed human rights violations during the conflict. New elections were held in 1983, and Raúl Alfonsín became the new president.

The National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons prepared the "Nunca más" report (Spanish: Never again), detailing 8,961 cases of forced disappearances. The Trial of the Juntas sentenced the heads of the military dictatorship, and the full stop law caused an increased number of charges against the military.

The Major Ernesto Barreiro was indicted, but refused to appear in the court. He started a mutiny in Córdoba in April 14, rallying troops to support him. Three days later, Lieutenant Colonel Aldo Rico started another mutiny in Campo de Mayo, Buenos Aires, supporting Barreiro. They were called "Carapintadas" (Spanish: Painted faces) because they practiced military camouflage. They asked for new authorities in the armed forces, and an end to the dirty war related trials.

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