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Roberto Eduardo Viola
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military officer, dictator and de facto president of Argentina
Key facts
- Vice president
- Vacant
- Preceded by
- Jorge Rafael Videla
- Succeeded by
- Horacio Tomás Liendo (interim)
- Born
- ( 1924-10-13 ) 13 October 1924, Buenos Aires , Argentina
- Died
- 30 September 1994 (1994-09-30) (aged 69), Buenos Aires , Argentina
- Party
- Independent
- Other political affiliations
- Colorados
- Spouse
- Nélida Giorgio Valente
- Profession
- Military
- Allegiance
- Argentina
- Branch service
- Argentine Army
- Rank
- (Pre-1991 epaulette) Lieutenant General
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eduardo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Argentina
- Place of birth
- Buenos Aires
- Place of death
- Buenos Aires
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Nation Military College
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Military branch
- Argentine Army
- Military rank
- lieutenant general
- Image
- Roberto Viola con banda presidencial.jpg
- Work location
- Buenos Aires
- Convicted of
- robbery
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- Commons category
- Roberto Eduardo Viola
- date of birth
- 1924-10-13
- date of death
- 1994-09-30
- place of burial
- La Chacarita Cemetery
- name in native language
- Roberto Eduardo Viola
- allegiance
- Argentina
- start of work period
- 1942-00-00
- end of work period
- 1981-00-00
- cause of death
- heart failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Roberto Eduardo Viola (13 October 1924 – 30 September 1994) was an Argentine military officer who served as the 43rd President of Argentina and the 2nd President of the National Reorganization Process from 29 March to 11 December 1981 as a military dictator.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roberto Eduardo Viola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.