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Jorge Rafael Videla (/ v ɪ ˈ d ɛ l ə / vid-EL-ə; Spanish: [ˈxoɾxe rafaˈel βiˈðela]; 2 August 1925 – 17 May 2013) was an Argentine military officer and dictator who was the 47th President of Argentina and as well as the 1st President of the National Reorganisation Process from 1976 to 1981.
May 13, 2024 · Jorge Rafael Videla was a career military officer who was president of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. His government was responsible for human rights abuses during Argentina’s “Dirty War,” which began as an attempt to suppress terrorism but resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians.
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May 17, 2013 · Jorge Rafael Videla, the military junta leader who oversaw a ruthless campaign of political killings and forced disappearances during Argentina’s so-called Dirty War against dissidents in the...
May 17, 2013 · 17 May 2013. By Ignacio de los Reyes. BBC News, Buenos Aires. Former Argentine military leader Jorge Rafael Videla died aged 87 while serving a sentence for crimes against humanity. He is...
May 17, 2013 · Jorge Rafael Videla, the remorseless Argentine army commander who came to power in a coup that launched the most barbaric period of the country’s modern history, including thousands of...
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Learn about the Argentine military leader who overthrew Isabel Perón in 1976 and ruled until 1981. Find out his role in the \"dirty war\", the Malvinas War, and his trial and pardon.
May 17, 2013 · Jorge Rafael Videla, an ambitious Army chief who seized power in Argentina in 1976 and orchestrated a campaign of terror against his opponents, has died in prison at age 87.