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Orlando Ramón Agosti
Orlando Ramón Agosti in 1978Born 1924 Died 1997 Allegiance Argentina
Service/branch Argentine Air Force Rank Brigadier General
(equivalent to 3-star or 4-star rank)Orlando Ramón Agosti (18 December 1924 – 6 October 1997) 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 murders, 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.[1]
References
- ^ Calvin Sims (October 11, 1997). "Orlando Agosti, 73, Argentine Junta Member". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/11/world/orlando-agosti-73-argentine-junta-member.html.
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Military offices Preceded by
Hector FautarioGeneral Commander of the Argentine Air Force
1975–1976Succeeded by
Himself
As Commander-in-Chief of the Argentine Air ForcePreceded by
Himself
As General Commander of the Argentine Air ForceCommander-in-Chief of the Argentine Air Force
1976–1979Succeeded by
Omar GraffignaCategories:- 1924 births
- 1997 deaths
- Dirty War
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