Jorge Rafael Videla: Difference between revisions

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|goals = Keep total military control in Argentina (successful until 1981) Eliminate any leftists in Argentina (partially successful)

|crimes = [[Crimes against humanity]] Human rights abuses [[Kidnapping]] [[Torture]] Oppression Political corruption Extrajudicial [[murder]] [[Baby Theft]] [[Forced Disappearences]] [[Genocide]] Mutilation [[Rape]] [[Anti-Semitism]]

|hobby =~~play golf riding a horse~~ }}

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{{Quote|As many people as necessary must die in Argentina so that the country will again be secure.|Jorge Rafael Videla, 1975.}}

'''Jorge Rafael Videla Redondo''' (August 2nd, 1925 - May 17th, 2013) was an Argentine military officer and dictator of Argentina from his ''coup de'tat'' in 1976 to 1981. His dictatorship was one of the many military dictatorships in South America established by [[Operation Condor]] during the [[Cold War]].

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Videla died in prison on May 17, 2013, only one year into his new prison sentence. An autopsy revealed he died from multiple fractures and internal hemorrhaging caused by him falling during a shower. He was 87 years old.

~~== Trivia ==~~

* Videla has certain characteristics similar to [[Augusto Pinochet]] :

* both came to power through a coup

* both were dictators of their countries

* curiously, both used a means of transportation to eliminate their opponents,Pinochet a helicopter and videla a green car

* ironically both had met at a meeting and got along

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 |goals = Keep total military control in Argentina (successful until 1981)<br>Eliminate any leftists in Argentina (partially successful)
 |crimes = [[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Human rights abuses<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Oppression<br>Political corruption<br>Extrajudicial [[murder]]<br>[[Baby Theft]]<br>[[Forced Disappearences]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>Mutilation<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]
-|hobby =play golf<br>riding a horse }}
+|hobby = }}
 {{Quote|As many people as necessary must die in Argentina so that the country will again be secure.|Jorge Rafael Videla, 1975.}}
 '''Jorge Rafael Videla Redondo''' (August 2<sup>nd</sup>, 1925 - May 17<sup>th</sup>, 2013) was an Argentine military officer and dictator of Argentina from his ''coup de'tat'' in 1976 to 1981. His dictatorship was one of the many military dictatorships in South America established by [[Operation Condor]] during the [[Cold War]].
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 Videla died in prison on May 17, 2013, only one year into his new prison sentence. An autopsy revealed he died from multiple fractures and internal hemorrhaging caused by him falling during a shower. He was 87 years old.
-== Trivia ==
-* Videla has certain characteristics similar to [[Augusto Pinochet]] :
-* both came to power through a coup
-* both were dictators of their countries
-* curiously, both used a means of transportation to eliminate their opponents,Pinochet a helicopter and videla a green car
-* ironically both had met at a meeting and got along
 [[Category:List]]
 [[Category:Male]]