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Ex-dictator to stand trial for baby theft during Argentina's 'Dirty War'

BUENOS AIRES -- The last de facto president of Argentina's 1976-83 military dictatorship must stand trial on charges he kidnapped children born to parents killed during the country's "Dirty War," a judge ruled on Monday.

The ruling against Reynaldo Bignone marks the first time a member of Argentina's military junta will be tried publicly since military rulers were put on trial in 1985 on charges of human rights abuses.

Bignone and six other high-ranking officers will face prosecution in a case investigating allegations that some children of slain dissidents were handed over to members of the military, federal judge Guillermo Montenegro ruled.

The charges include "taking, retaining and hiding minors and changing their identities," according to the ruling. No formal court date was set.
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