List of senior officers of the Argentine Army
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The following is a list of the officers which led the Argentine Army between 1962 and the present day.
Commanders-in-Chief of the Army
General Commanders of the Army
Commanders-in-Chief of the Army
Chiefs of the General Staff of the Army
Commanders-in-Chief of the Army
- Lieutenant General Juan Carlos OnganíaJuan Carlos OnganíaJuan Carlos Onganía Carballo was de facto president of Argentina from 29 June 1966 to 8 June 1970. He rose to power as military dictator after toppling, in a coup d’état self-named Revolución Argentina , the democratically elected president Arturo Illia .-Economic and social...
(1962-1965) - Lieutenant General Pascual Pistarini (1965-1966)
- Lieutenant General Julio AlsogarayJulio AlsogarayJulio Alsogaray was an Argentine Army general.-Life and times:Julio Alsogaray was born in Esperanza, Santa Fe to Julia Elena Bosch and Álvaro Enrique Alsogaray, in 1918...
(1966-1968) - Lieutenant General Alejandro Agustín LanusseAlejandro Agustín LanusseAlejandro Agustín Lanusse Gelly was the 38th president of the Argentine Republic between March 22, 1971 and May 25, 1973, during the penultimate military dictatorship.- Career :...
(1968-1973) - Lieutenant General Jorge CarcagnoJorge CarcagnoJorge Raúl Carcagno was an Argentine General. He served as commander-in-chief of the Argentine Army and de facto Federal Interventor of Córdoba, Argentina from June 16, 1969 to July 5, 1969, shortly after the period of civil unrest known as the Cordobazo.Carcagno was appointed to govern Córdoba by...
(1973)
General Commanders of the Army
- Lieutenant General Leandro Anaya (1973-1975)
- Lieutenant General Arturo Numa Laplane (1975)
- Lieutenant General Jorge Rafael VidelaJorge Rafael VidelaJorge Rafael Videla Redondo is a former senior commander in the Argentine Army who was the de facto President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. He came to power in a coup d'état that deposed Isabel Martínez de Perón...
(1975-1977)
Commanders-in-Chief of the Army
- Lieutenant General Roberto Eduardo ViolaRoberto Eduardo ViolaRoberto Eduardo Viola Redondo was an Argentine military officer who briefly served as president of Argentina from March 29 to December 11, 1981 during a period of military rule.-President of Argentina:...
(1977-1981) - Lieutenant General Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri (1981-1982)
- Lieutenant General Cristino Nicolaides (1982-1983)
Chiefs of the General Staff of the Army
- Lieutenant General Jorge Arguindeguy (1983-1985)
- Lieutenant General Héctor Ríos Ereñu (1985-1987)
- Lieutenant General Dante Caridi (1987-1988)
- Lieutenant General Francisco Gassino (1988-1989)
- Lieutenant General Isidro Cáceres (1989-1990)
- Lieutenant General Martín Bonnet (1990-1991)
- Lieutenant General Martín BalzaMartín BalzaLieutenant General Martín Antonio Balza is an Argentine military former Chief of Staff of the Argentine Army. He is currently Argentine ambassador to the Republic of Colombia....
(1991-1999) - Lieutenant General Ricardo BrinzoniRicardo BrinzoniRicardo Brinzoni was an Argentine military officer, serving as Argentina's Chief-of-staff.Born in Buenos Aires, Brinzoni entered Military School on 1963, and trained as a paratrooper, qualifying in December 1964. He built a career in the military and reached the rank of Brigadier General in 1990...
(1999-2003) - Lieutenant General Roberto Bendini (2003-2008)
- Lieutenant General Luis Pozzi (2008-incumbent)