Jorge Rafael Videla (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈxorxe rafaˈel biˈðela]; 2 August 1925 – 17 May 2013) was a senior commander in the Argentine Army and President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981.
He came to power in a coup d'état that deposed Isabel Martínez de Perón. Two years after the return of a representative democratic government in 1983, 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, 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.
FILE - A protest poster featuring a photo montage of Victoria Villarruel and dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, with a message that reads in Spanish. "I am Victoria Villarroel and I organized visits for young people to see Videla in prison," ... .
(MENAFN - EIN Presswire) book cover A harrowing deeply personal narrative sheds light on Argentina's dark era under the brutal Jorge Rafael Videla dictatorship with profound global ... .
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In 2013, Jorge Rafael Videla, 87, the former dictator who took power in Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands during a “dirty war” against alleged subversives, died ...
In 2013, Jorge Rafael Videla, 87, the former dictator who took power in Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands during a “dirty war” against alleged subversives, died ...
His detractors would often recall a photo in which Menotti, after the World Cup victory, shook hands with Jorge Rafael Videla, head of the military junta.
His detractors would often recall a photo in which Menotti, after the World Cup victory, shook hands with Jorge Rafael Videla, head of the military junta.
AFP Apr 18, 2024 31 mins ago 0 ...Daughter of a minister in the dictatorial Argentinian government of General Jorge Rafael Videla, Maxima has managed to capture the hearts of the Dutch, even if her popularity has waned slightly in recent years ... Tags ... ....
“Latin America — my sense was, it was not something a lot of people were interested in or concerned about.”. These words, spoken by Morton H ...The U.S ... The next year, a military coup led by Jorge Rafael Videla would replace the government entirely ... .
Before becoming vice president, she paid prison visits to military junta leader Jorge Rafael Videla and her uncle, Ernesto Guillermo Villarruel, who has been accused of committing crimes against humanity, according to the Associated Press... “It’s hard.
Before becoming Argentina’s polished and powerful vice president, Villarruel was best known as a fringe activist who paid prison visits to military junta leader Jorge Rafael Videla, challenged human ...
Chicago Tribune
17 May 2024
Chicago Tribune
17 May 2024