Operation Soberanía
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Operación Soberanía was a planned Argentine military invasion of territory disputed with Chile, and ultimately possibly of Chile itself, due to the Beagle conflict. The invasion was initiated on 22 De
Mine field in Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego Chile, photograph from 2006
Jorge Rafael Videla
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General Jorge Rafael Videla was an Argentine general, politician and dictator who served as the president of Argentina from 1976 to 1981 during the National Reorganization Process.
Operation Soberanía
…then the "little" Evout, Hoorn, Deceit and Barnevelt islands, then both groups of islands. Finally, on Friday 15 December 1978 Argentina's President Jorge Videla signed the order to invade on 21 December 1978 at 04:30 as the beginning of the invasion, but it was postponed to the next day because of the bad weather…
Official portrait, 1976
Videla and Alberto Tarantini after the match
Videla at the opening of 1976's "Exposición Rural" in Palermo, Buenos Aires.
Videla with U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the White House on 9 September 1977