Jorge Rafael Videla: Difference between revisions

Videla joined the [[National Military College]] (''Colegio Militar de la Nación'') on {{Nowrap|3 March}} 1942 and graduated on {{Nowrap|21 December}} 1944 with the rank of [[second lieutenant]]. After steady promotion as a junior officer in the infantry, he attended the War College between 1952 and 1954 and graduated as a qualified [[staff officer]]. Videla served at the Ministry of Defence from 1958 to 1960 and thereafter he directed the Military Academy until 1962. In 1971, he was promoted to [[brigadier general]] and appointed by [[Alejandro Agustin Lanusse]] as Director of the National Military College. In late 1973 the head of the Army, Leandro Anaya, appointed Videla as the Chief of Staff of the Army. During July and {{Nowrap|August 1975}}, Videla was the Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (''Estado Mayor Conjunto'') of the [[Argentine Armed Forces]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar/historia/autoridades.asp|title=Estado Mayor Conjunto|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215120735/http://www.fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar/historia/autoridades.asp|archivedate=2007-12-15|df=}}</ref> In {{Nowrap|August 1975}}, the President, [[Isabel Martínez de Perón|Isabel Perón]], appointed Videla to the Army's senior position, the [[List of senior officers of the Argentine Army|General Commander of the Army]].