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2 unusual facts about Jorge Rafael Videla


Martín Caparrós

In 1976, Caparrós fled to exile following the military coup led by General Jorge Rafael Videla.

Westerkamp

Gustavo Westerkamp and Doctor José Westerkamp were both jailed by the early 1980s for the threat they posed to Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla.


Batallón de Inteligencia 601

According to the National Security Archive, the junta led by Jorge Rafael Videla had United States' approval for its all-out assault on the left in the name of "national security doctrine".

Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange

Princess Catharina-Amalia's maternal grandparents, Jorge Zorreguieta and María del Carmen Cerruti Carricart, were prohibited from attending her parents' wedding in 2002 due to Zorreguieta's involvement in the regime of General Jorge Rafael Videla, but were present at her baptism, which was a private rather than a state affair.

Dardo Cabo

He was then arrested again, under Videla's junta, because of his political activities, and finally executed in 1977 alongside Roberto Rufino Pirles.

Léonie Duquet

She was believed killed by the military regime of Argentine President Jorge Rafael Videla during the Dirty War.


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