Leopoldo Galtieri
Military Commander
1926 – 2003
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Who was Leopoldo Galtieri?
Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri Castelli was an Argentine general and President of Argentina from 22 December 1981 to 18 June 1982, during the last military dictatorship. The death squad, Intelligence Battalion 601, directly reported to him. He was removed from power soon after the British re-took the Falklands Islands, whose invasion he had ordered.
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- Born
- Jul 15, 1926
Caseros, Buenos Aires - Also known as
- Галтьери, Леопольдо
- 莱奥波尔多·加尔铁里
- Ethnicity
- Italian Argentine
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Died
- Jan 12, 2003
Buenos Aires - Resting place
- La Chacarita Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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