Orlando Ramon Agosti
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Orlando Ramón Agosti was an Argentine general. With General Jorge Rafael Videla
, he ruled Argentina
between 1976 and 1981. Agosti was Commander-in-Chief of the Argentine Air Force
from 1976 to 1979.
In 1985, he was accused of 88 murder
s, 581 illegal arrests, 278 cases of torture
(of which seven resulted in death), 110 theft in aggravating circumstances and 11 abductions of minors. On December of the same year, Agosti was found guilty of eight specific counts of torture and was sentenced to four and a half years in prison.
He was released from prison on May 9, 1989. In 1990, he was pardoned by President Carlos Saul Menem. Orlando Ramón Agosti died in 1997.
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Jorge Rafael Videla
Jorge Rafael Videla Redondo is a former senior commander in the Argentine Army who was the de facto President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. He came to power in a coup d'état that deposed Isabel Martínez de Perón...
, he ruled Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
between 1976 and 1981. Agosti was Commander-in-Chief of the Argentine Air Force
Argentine Air Force
The Argentine Air Force is the national aviation branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. , it had 14,606 military and 6,854 civilian staff.-History:...
from 1976 to 1979.
In 1985, he was accused of 88 murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
s, 581 illegal arrests, 278 cases of torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...
(of which seven resulted in death), 110 theft in aggravating circumstances and 11 abductions of minors. On December of the same year, Agosti was found guilty of eight specific counts of torture and was sentenced to four and a half years in prison.
He was released from prison on May 9, 1989. In 1990, he was pardoned by President Carlos Saul Menem. Orlando Ramón Agosti died in 1997.
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