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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...
Jorge Rafael Videla (Mercedes, 2 de agosto de 1925-Marcos Paz, 17 de mayo de 2013) fue un militar y dictador argentino, miembro de la Junta Militar de 1976 a 1978 y presidente de facto en el mismo periodo, durante el autodenominado «Proceso de Reorganización Nacional».
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 · Videla was the overall leader of the 1976-83 military dictatorship that killed and tortured thousands of dissidents. He was convicted of crimes against humanity and died in prison in 2013.
May 17, 2023 · Originally from Mercedes, a town in Buenos Aires province, Jorge Rafael Videla was a military man who built a long career between 1944 and 1975. He held various roles during the Argentine Revolution, a dictatorship that lasted from 1966 to 1973, and was, by 1976, the head of the armed forces.
