Jorge Rafaél Videla Biography

Jorge Rafaél Videla biography

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NAME: Jorge Rafaél Videla
OCCUPATION: Murderer, General, World Leader
BIRTH DATE: August 02, 1925 (Age: 87)
EDUCATION: National Military College
PLACE OF BIRTH: Mercedes, Argentina
ZODIAC SIGN: Leo

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Military officer Jorge Rafaél Videla was president of Argentina 1976–1981. His government was responsible for human-rights abuses during the “dirty war.”

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Jorge Rafaél Videla was born August 2, 1925 in Mercedes, Argentina. In 1944 he was commissioned in the Argentine army. He rose steadily through the ranks, and was appointed chief of the Army General Staff in 1973, and in 1975 commander in chief. After leading the military coup that deposed Isabel Perón on March 24, 1976, Videla became president of Argentina.