Abstract
This article analyzes the positions of the Uruguayan exiles in the last years of authoritarianism in Uruguay. It focuses on the transformations that resulted from the opening up of political activity inside the country, starting in 1980, which forced the exiles to direct their attention to the domestic arena. This involved some adjustments in their transnational denouncing activity of human rights violations in their country, particularly regarding the balance between demands of “truth-telling” and “justice”. In addition, the article considers the complex and changing relationships between national and transnational activism in exile politics, in a time when military leaders and politicians negotiated a transition back to a democratic regime in Uruguay.
Highlights
This article analyzes the positions of the Uruguayan exiles in the last years of authoritarianism in Uruguay
It focuses on the transformations that resulted from the opening up of political activity inside the country, starting in 1980, which forced the exiles to direct their attention to the domestic arena
How did the different leftist groups and parties talk about these issues, which were central to their political identity, in a time when the majority of the left decided to tone down concrete human rights claims?
Summary
Este artículo analiza el último tramo del exilio uruguayo en los años de autoritarismo en ese país. In the period immediately after the coup, Buenos Aires became a center of Uruguayan opposition to the military-backed regime, with the participation of many leftist leaders and activists, as well as some politicians from the traditional parties They had to develop new strategies to confront the authoritarian government and cope with increasing repression, initially in their country and subsequently in Argentina. These issues had not so far centered their political activity, they were well-positioned to engage with human rights discourse While these changes were under way, a new and unprecedented wave of repression in the region forced most Uruguayan exiles to flee to other countries in the Americas and Europe.
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