On a day like today, but in 1973, Uruguay's armed forces entered parliament, putting an end to the little democracy that existed in the country at the time. A thread.

Social inequalities, repression and lack of freedom were already commonplace in the "democratic" government of those times, but it was not until that date that something that had been anticipated for months had materialized.

From that moment on and for almost 10 years, the Uruguayan armed forces were in a state of war. The enemy? The people, their own fellow citizens.

Those dark years, which many seem to want to forget, brought with them deaths, exile and forced disappearances. There are 196 people who, even today, we are still looking for.

Uruguay was not the only country to experience a situation like this. Chile, Argentina and Brazil, to name a few, also saw their previously democratic systems shaken by the impositions of de facto governments.

Voices were oppressed, stories were silenced, lives were extinguished. But silence speaks, and today it speaks louder than ever.

These de facto governments did not come alone. Sometimes when they talk about democracy and freedom in the United States, I can't help but wonder why these concepts don't apply to citizens of other countries.

Can a country that is responsible for ending the democracy of others be democratic?

Uruguay boasts of being one of the most democratic countries in Latin America. But to get where we are, it took a lot.

HHere's an interesting thread on the topic (In spanish) https://twitter.com/AlfTuitea/status/1276721538352513030

And today, as every day, we must remember the importance of not forgetting, because if there is one thing we can learn from history, from this history, it is not to let anything like this ever, ever happen again.