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Jorge Rafael Videla (2 August &#; 17 May ) was a senior commander in the Argentine Army who was the de factoPresident of Argentina from to

Early life

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Videla was born on 2 August in Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied at the National Military College (Colegio Militar de la Nación).

Videla married Alicia Raquel Hartridge in

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Videla came to power in a coup d'état that deposed Isabel Martínez de Perón.

Jorge videla biography wikipedia 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. He was raised a devout Roman Catholic. Following in his father's footsteps, Jorge Videla entered the National Military College at the age of 16 and was commissioned sublieutenant in the infantry in During his early career Videla held a variety of posts, including those of instructor and staff officer at the Military College. From to he was stationed in the United States as an advisor to the Argentine embassy in Washington.

After the return of a representative democratic government in , he was prosecuted for large-scale human rights abuses and crimes against humanity that took place under his rule. These included:

• Kidnappings
• "Disappearances" (where people would disappear and never come back; these people were murdered and their bodies were never found)
• Torturing and murdering many people without a trial at secret concentration camps.

  These people included activists; people who Videla thought might take power from him; and their families

• Stealing many babies who were born while their mothers were imprisoned in concentration camps

Personal life

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Videla remained married to his wife Alicia until his death in They had seven children.

Arrest

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He was under house arrest until 10 October , when he was sent to a military prison. On 22 December , Videla was sentenced to life in a non-military prison for the deaths of 31 prisoners after his coup d'état.

Jorge videla biography Jorge Rafael Videla Mercedes, August 2, Marcos Paz, May 17, was an Argentine soldier, dictator of Argentina from to , member of the Military Junta of to and de facto president from to , during the self-styled "National Reorganization Process. In June , he was arrested again after Judge Roberto Marquevich's decision for abducting minors during the last civil-military dictatorship. He was imprisoned at the Campo de Kirchner military base. May from October of that year until June , when he was transferred to the Marcos Paz prison. Martin, known as UP1.

On 5 July , Videla was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the systematic kidnapping of children during his tenure.

Death

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Videla died in his sleep on 17 May , at the Marcos Paz Prison in Buenos Aires. He died from complications after falling in the shower. He was ^[1]

References

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Other websites

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