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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.
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.
May 17, 2013 · Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who has died in prison at the age of 87, still has the power to open wounds in Argentine society, Ignacio de los Reyes reports.
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 23, 2013 · JORGE RAFAEL VIDELA, an Argentine former military dictator who ordered the torture, murder and disappearance of thousands of civilians during the country’s seven-year military rule, died on May...
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 ...
Signed: General Jorge Rafael Videla, Admiral Emilio Eduardo Massera and Brigadier Orlando Ramón Agosti. A state of siege and martial law were implemented, as military patrolling spread to every major city.
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Jorge Rafaél Videla (born 1925) served as the leader of the coup which overthrew Isabel Perón, president of Argentina, in 1976 and held power until 1981. Although at first considered a political moderate who favored a return to democracy, he presided over a military regime noted for its violation of human rights.
May 17, 2013 · Jorge Rafael Videla oversaw a ruthless campaign of political killings and forced disappearances during Argentina’s so-called Dirty War against dissidents in the...
May 17, 2013 · (Washington, DC) – Human Rights Watch issued the following statement on the death on May 17, 2013 of the former Argentine military dictator Jorge Rafael Videla: Jorge Rafael Videla participated in...
