The School of the Americas: Class over? Some of Latin America’s most notorious dictators graduated from the military academy in Fort Benning, Georgia.
soldiers over six decades.
And its roster of graduates who eventually came to lead their countries is impressive – were it not for the fact that they are considered some of the continent’s most notorious dictators of the last century.
Overall, the School of the Americas has produced soldiers and generals responsible for the massacre and torture of tens of thousands of people across Latin America.
From among its infamous alumni are 11 former Latin American dictators including: Argentina’s Leopoldo Galtieri, Rios Montt of Guatemala and Raoul Cédras of Haiti.