Jorge Rafael Videla

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1. When was Jorge Rafael Videla born?August 2, 1925
2. Where was Jorge Rafael Videla born?Buenos Aires, Argentina
3. When did Jorge Rafael Videla die?May 17, 2013, while serving a prison sentence
4. What is the presidency?De facto President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981
5. What is the key period of rule?National Reorganization Process (1976-1983)
6. Who was Jorge Rafael Videla?He was a military officer who became the leader of Argentina after a 1976 coup.

Coup d'état: The sudden, often violent, overthrow of a government by a small group, typically the military.
National Reorganization Process: The official name for the military dictatorship in Argentina from 1976 to 1983, marked by severe human rights violations.
Operation Condor: A coordinated campaign of political repression and state-sponsored terrorism by South American dictatorships in the 1970s and 1980s.
Forced Disappearance: The abduction and secret detention of individuals by state agents, with the aim of concealing their fate and whereabouts.