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Abstract
It is hard to imagine the surprise of the Argentine government in 1980 when Adolfo Perez Esquivel received the Nobel Peace Price. The same man that the Argentine military dictatorship (supported by the United States) had imprisoned and tortured for 14 months, was being recognized and awarded a prize for his nonviolent action. The award was an embarrassment to the government, which took 36 hours after the announcement to draft an explanation of its past actions against Perez Esquivel.