Reynaldo Bignone

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Reynaldo Bignone was an Argentine Army general who served as the last de facto president of Argentina’s military dictatorship before the return to democracy in 1983.

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instanceOf Argentine Army general
head of state
human
politician
allegiance Argentina NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath complications from pneumonia
continentOfCitizenship South America
convictedOf crimes against humanity
kidnapping
murder
torture
countryOfCitizenship Argentina
dateOfBirth 1928-01-21
dateOfDeath 2018-03-07
era Cold War
ethnicOrigin Italian descent
familyName Bignone NERFINISHED
fullName Reynaldo Benito Antonio Bignone NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Reynaldo NERFINISHED
governmentTypeDuringTerm de facto military government
ideology right-wing authoritarianism
languageSpoken Spanish
memberOf Argentine Army NERFINISHED
militaryCareerStart 1940s
militaryRank general
notableAction issued decrees granting impunity to members of the military regime
ordered destruction of documents related to repression
notableEvent called general elections leading to the 1983 democratic transition
notableFor being the last de facto president of Argentina before the 1983 return to democracy
officeEndTime 1983-12-10
officeStartTime 1982-07-01
oversawTransitionTo democracy in Argentina
participatedIn Dirty War NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Morón, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Buenos Aires, Argentina NERFINISHED
positionHeld President of Argentina
de facto President of Argentina
precededBy Leopoldo Galtieri NERFINISHED
regimeTypeLed military dictatorship
regionOfActivity Latin America NERFINISHED
sentence life imprisonment
succeededBy Raúl Alfonsín NERFINISHED
trialHeldIn Argentina NERFINISHED
wasLastLeaderOf Argentine military dictatorship
wasLeaderDuring National Reorganization Process NERFINISHED

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