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17 May 2013

ARGENTINA : Former Dictator Jorge Videla Dies In Prison.


     Former military dictator...Gen Jorge Videla, 87... died in a Buenos Aires prison...of natural causes.
     In 2010, he was sentenced to life for the disappearance of 31 prisoners.
     A year later...he was given an additional 50 years for the theft of at least 400 babies.
     He led a 1976 golpe vs President Isabel Peron...and ruled until 1981.
     Thousands of liberal and leftists 'disappeared' during his rule...aka...'The Dirty War.'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22570888
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