Gregorio Selser

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Gregorio Selser (July 2, 1922 — August 27, 1991) was an Argentine journalist and historian. He published an extensive bibliography critical of

, in particular.

Selser was born in

Augusto Sandino. He returned to Buenos Aires in 1956, and joined the editorial board of La Prensa. Selser joined the IPS
news agency in 1964.

He and his family left Argentina following the

March 1976 coup
, and was hired as researcher by the Latin American Institute of Latin American Studies (ILET). His three daughters, Irene, Gabriela and Claudia Selser, each became journalists in their own right.

Selser was recognized by critics as "a Latin Americanist committed to freedom and justice." His books covered a wide array of contentious Latin American issues and events, including the 1903

Operation Just Cause
, and other topics.

Selser would be afflicted with a terminal illness, and he committed suicide in Mexico City in 1991.

Works

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