Jorge Rafael Videla

Jorge Rafael Videla was an Argentine army general and dictator who led the military junta that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1981. His rule was marked by state terrorism and mass forced disappearances during the Dirty War.

Dirty War: A period of state terror and political violence in Argentina, especially under military rule from 1976 to 1983. The wider campaign of repression that defined Videla’s presidency.
1976 Argentine coup d'état: The military coup that overthrew Argentine president Isabel Perón on March 24, 1976. It brought Videla and the junta to power.
Emilio Eduardo Massera: An Argentine admiral who served on the ruling junta and directed the navy during the 1976–1983 dictatorship. Massera was Videla’s fellow junta member and a central figure in the regime.
Isabel Perón: Argentina’s president from 1974 until her 1976 overthrow by the armed forces. Her removal marked the immediate transition to Videla’s junta.
National Reorganization Process: The Argentine military dictatorship’s official name for its government from 1976 to 1983. The junta’s own name for the political project Videla led.
Argentine military dictatorship (1976–1983): The military government that ruled Argentina after the 1976 coup until democratic elections in 1983. Videla led its first and most repressive phase.
Roberto Eduardo Viola: An Argentine general who succeeded Videla as president of the military dictatorship in 1981. Viola took over after Videla left the presidency.
Argentine transition to democracy: Argentina’s return to elected civilian government after the 1976–1983 military dictatorship. The democratic restoration reversed the military government Videla had led.
Forced disappearance: A state or political organization’s secret abduction and detention of people, followed by denial or concealment of their fate. The regime used this method to terrorize opponents and conceal killings.
Argentine junta: A governing body formed by the commanders of Argentina’s army, navy, and air force during the 1976–1983 dictatorship. Videla governed alongside the commanders of the other armed services.

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