Jorge Rafael Videla
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Jorge Rafael Videla was an Argentine military officer and dictator who led the country’s 1976–1981 military junta, overseeing a brutal campaign of state terrorism known as the "Dirty War."
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dictator
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head of state ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ war criminal ⓘ |
| activeYears | 1944–1981 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1925-08-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Mercedes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | military coup d’état ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
crimes against humanity
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human rights violations ⓘ kidnapping of minors ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | sentenced to life imprisonment ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Argentina ⓘ |
| coupDate | 1976-03-24 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2013-05-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Colegio Militar de la Nación NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedVictims | thousands of disappeared persons ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Argentine of Spanish descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Videla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Jorge Rafael Videla Redondo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| government | National Reorganization Process NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
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right-wing authoritarianism ⓘ |
| leaderOf |
Argentine military junta
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National Reorganization Process NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Argentine Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Infantry ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading the 1976–1981 Argentine military dictatorship
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role in the Dirty War ⓘ state terrorism in Argentina ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 7 ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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politician ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo
NERFINISHED
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human rights organizations ⓘ |
| partOf | Operation Condor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfRule | Dirty War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | Marcos Paz prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the Argentine Army
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President of Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ de facto head of the National Reorganization Process ⓘ |
| precededBy | Isabel Perón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
United States government (initially)
NERFINISHED
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several Western governments ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
extrajudicial killings
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forced disappearances in Argentina ⓘ illegal appropriation of babies of disappeared detainees ⓘ torture of political opponents ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Alicia Raquel Hartridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Roberto Eduardo Viola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1981-03-29 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1976-03-29 ⓘ |
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Argentine military dictatorship (National Reorganization Process)
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