20 moments

  1. Birth in Mercedes

    · Mercedes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

    Videla was born in Mercedes, Buenos Aires Province.

  2. Entered the National Military College

    · Colegio Militar de la Nación, El Palomar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

    Videla entered Argentina's National Military College, beginning the military career that later brought him to national power. The college's present El Palomar location had been in use since 1938.

  3. Graduated as a second lieutenant

    · Colegio Militar de la Nación, El Palomar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

    He completed his National Military College course and graduated with the rank of second lieutenant. The source identifies the college; coordinates are the college campus.

  4. War College studies

    · Escuela Superior de Guerra, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Videla attended the Argentine Army War College from 1952 through 1954 and qualified as a staff officer. Date is year-level because the source gives a 1952–1954 span; coordinates are a representative central Buenos Aires point because the cited text does not specify a campus address.

  5. Service at the Ministry of Defence

    · Ministry of Defence, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Videla served at Argentina's Ministry of Defence from 1958 to 1960, during his rise through the Army officer corps. Date is year-level for a 1958–1960 posting; coordinates are a representative central Buenos Aires point.

  6. Sworn in as Tucumán's federal intervener

    · Government House, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina

    Videla took the oath as federal intervener of Tucumán, a short provincial executive appointment before his later senior Army roles. The source calls the office gobernador interino; Tucumán's official register lists Videla as interventor from 3 August to 3 September 1970.

  7. Director of the National Military College

    · Colegio Militar de la Nación, El Palomar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

    After promotion to brigade general, Videla was appointed director of the National Military College. Source supports year precision only.

  8. Presidential oath

    · Salón Blanco, Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Presidential oath
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    Videla took the oath as de facto president after the coup that had deposed Isabel Perón five days earlier. The audiovisual archive dates the ceremony 29/03/1976 and identifies Buenos Aires; its description places the ceremony in the Salón Blanco of the Casa de Gobierno.

  9. Luncheon with Argentine intellectuals

    · Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Luncheon with Argentine intellectuals
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    Videla hosted Borges, Sábato, Horacio Ratti, and Leonardo Castellani at the presidential palace amid the regime's early repression.

  10. Audience with Spain's trade minister

    · Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Videla received Spanish Minister of Commerce José Lladó y Fernández-Urrutia in Buenos Aires during an official visit focused on Argentine-Spanish economic relations. The article was published 4 December 1976 and describes the audience as occurring 'ayer'; coordinates are a city representative point.

  11. Meeting with President Carter

    · Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    Meeting with President Carter
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    Videla met U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the White House, where human-rights concerns and nuclear nonproliferation were discussed. The official memorandum is dated Washington, September 9, 1977, 9 a.m. and lists Lt. General Jorge Rafael Videla among the Argentine participants.

  12. Opened the 1978 World Cup

    · Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Videla entered Estadio Monumental for the opening ceremony of the World Cup, an event his dictatorship used for international public relations.

  13. Visited Peru's locker room in Rosario

    · Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

    During Argentina's World Cup match against Peru, Videla entered the Peruvian team locker room with Henry Kissinger and delivered a message invoking Argentine-Peruvian brotherhood. The source establishes the World Cup context and physical presence in Rosario; month-level precision is used because the quoted passage does not state the match day.

  14. Presented the World Cup trophy

    · Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    After Argentina defeated the Netherlands in the World Cup final, Videla received the trophy from FIFA president João Havelange and handed it to Argentina captain Daniel Passarella.

  15. Attended Menéndez's swearing-in

    · Town Hall, Stanley (Puerto Argentino), Falkland Islands

    After Argentina's occupation of the Falkland Islands, Videla traveled with invited guests to Puerto Argentino/Stanley for Mario Benjamín Menéndez's inauguration as governor. The article states that Menéndez assumed office in Puerto Argentino on Wednesday 7 April and that the ceremony was held at Town Hall.

  16. Appeared in the Trial of the Juntas

    · Palace of Justice, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Videla was physically present in court during the Trial of the Juntas, the landmark prosecution of former Argentine military rulers after the restoration of democracy. The dated press-cutting identifies Videla as in court; coordinates are for the Palace of Justice, a representative Buenos Aires judicial venue.

  17. Transferred to Campo de Mayo prison

    · Unidad Penitenciaria 34, Campo de Mayo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

    A federal judge ended Videla's house arrest and had him transferred to the federal prison facilities at Campo de Mayo. Coordinates are an approximate point within the Campo de Mayo military complex; the source identifies the complex rather than a precise prison coordinate.

  18. Sat in the dock at the Córdoba trial

    · Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina

    Videla returned to court in Córdoba on charges concerning murders and torture of political prisoners; he attempted to address the tribunal during the opening proceedings. The report identifies the Tribunal Oral Federal Nº1 de Córdoba; coordinates are a representative point for Córdoba because the article does not specify the hearing venue.

  19. Sentenced in the systematic-child-abduction case

    · Federal Courts, Retiro, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Videla was present in the Retiro courtroom when the Federal Oral Court No. 6 sentenced him to 50 years' imprisonment for the systematic abduction, retention, and concealment of children. The report was published 6 July 2012 and describes the sentencing as having occurred 'ayer'.

  20. Death in Marcos Paz prison

    · Marcos Paz Prison, Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

    Videla died while serving his sentence in the civilian prison at Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires Province. Coordinates are a representative point for Marcos Paz prison facilities; the cited text does not identify a specific prison building.

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