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Jorge Rafael Videla

Jorge Rafael Videla
Jorge Rafael Videla 1976.PNG
42nd President of Argentina
De facto
In office
29 March 1976 – 29 March 1981
Preceded by Isabel Martínez de Perón
Succeeded by Roberto Eduardo Viola
124th Governor of Tucumán
De facto
In office
4 August 1970 – 10 December 1970
Preceded by Jorge Daniel Nanclares
Succeeded by Carlos Alfredo Imbaud
Personal details
Born (1925-08-02)2 August 1925
Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died 17 May 2013(2013-05-17) (aged 87)
Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality Argentine
Political party None
Spouse(s) Alicia Raquel Hartridge
Children Maria Cristina
Jorge Horacio
Alejandro Eugenio
María Isabel
Pedro Ignacio
Fernando Gabriel
Rafael Patricio
Alma mater Colegio Militar de la Nación
Profession Military
Religion Roman Catholicism
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Argentina Argentina
Service/branch Coat of arms of Argentina.svg Argentine Army
Years of service 1944–1981
Rank Teniente General.PNG Lieutenant General
Commands Argentine Army
Battles/wars

Internal War

Beagle conflict


Internal War

Beagle conflict

Jorge Rafael Videla (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxorxe rafaˈel biˈðela]; 2 August 1925 – 17 May 2013) was a senior commander in the Argentine Army and dictator of Argentina from 1976 to 1981.

He came to power in a coup d'état that deposed Isabel Martínez de Perón. In 1985, two years after the return of a representative democratic government, he was prosecuted in the Trial of the Juntas for large-scale human rights abuses and crimes against humanity that took place under his rule, including kidnappings or forced disappearance, widespread torture and extrajudicial murder of activists, and political opponents as well as their families at secret concentration camps. An estimated 13,000-30,000 political dissidents vanished during this period. Videla was also convicted of the theft of many babies born during the captivity of their mothers at the illegal detention centres and passing them on for illegal adoption by associates of the regime. In his defence, Videla maintains the female guerrilla detainees allowed themselves to fall pregnant in the belief they wouldn't be tortured or executed. On 5 July 2010, Videla took full responsibility for his army's actions during his rule. "I accept the responsibility as the highest military authority during the internal war. My subordinates followed my orders," he told an Argentine court. Videla also sheltered many Nazi fugitives along with Juan Perón before him, Alfredo Stroessner of Paraguay and Hugo Banzer of Bolivia. He was under house arrest until 10 October 2008, when he was sent to a military prison.


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