Hugo Anzorreguy
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Hugo Alfredo Anzorreguy Recobiche (born July 10, 1938) was the Secretary of Intelligence
of the Argentine Republic from January 30, 1990 to December 10, 1999, during most of Carlos Menem
's presidency. At nine years, Anzorreguy was the longest serving Secretary of Intelligence, and was the head of SIDE
during some of its most scandalous years.
Anzorreguy was born in the city of Buenos Aires
, where he studied to be a lawyer
. He is currently indicted in the AMIA Bombing
case for tampering with evidence.
Secretaría de Inteligencia
Secretaría de Inteligencia is the premier intelligence agency of the Argentine Republic and head of its National Intelligence System....
of the Argentine Republic from January 30, 1990 to December 10, 1999, during most of Carlos Menem
Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem is an Argentine politician who was President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. He is currently an Argentine National Senator for La Rioja Province.-Early life:...
's presidency. At nine years, Anzorreguy was the longest serving Secretary of Intelligence, and was the head of SIDE
Side
Side was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, in the region of Pamphylia, in what is now Antalya province, on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey...
during some of its most scandalous years.
Anzorreguy was born in the city of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, where he studied to be a lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
. He is currently indicted in the AMIA Bombing
AMIA Bombing
The AMIA bombing was an attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina building in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, that killed 85 people and injured hundreds. It was Argentina's deadliest bombing...
case for tampering with evidence.