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Roberto Eduardo Viola
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Roberto Eduardo Viola

president of Argentina
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Roberto Eduardo Viola served as president of Argentina from March 1981 to December 1981. He succeeded Jorge Rafael Videla and was later replaced by Leopoldo Galtieri. Viola's presidency occurred during the "Dirty War," a period of severe human rights abuses in Argentina, though this period was nearing its end as he took office.12

Viola, a career military officer, was unable to control his military allies and faced a declining economy and increasing opposition to military rule. Following Argentina's return to democracy in 1983, Viola was convicted in 1985 for his role in the human rights violations committed during the Dirty War.123

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  1. history of Argentina - Military government, 1966–73
  2. history of Argentina - The Videla regime and the Dirty War
  3. history of Argentina - Galtieri and the Falklands War
  4. Jorge Rafael Videla
  5. José Evaristo Uriburu
  6. Dirty War: Top Questions

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