CAR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE A BUENOS AIRES STREET DURING BLACKOUT, 1996-09-13 (photo)

With diminished lights from surrounding buildings, car headlights and their reflections illuminate a Buenos street at 20:02 hours (local) during a 5-minute nationwide blackout, September 12. The massive blackout was organised by a group of opposition parties, including the Radicals and the Frepaso Alliance, church leaders, unionists, and a sprinkling of celebrities to protest against Argentina's high unemployment, cuts in social benefits and other austerity measures under their slogan "We are switching off the lights to switch on hope. ARGENTINA BLACKOUT