LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEOPOLDO FORTUNATO GALTIERI - ARGENTINA - 1980/11/24

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Argentina Declassification Project - The "Dirty War" (1976-83)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06627129
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: April 3, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2019
• Publication Date: November 24, 1980

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neral Leopoldo Fortuna rb Galtieri - 'INC Army
iri was born in Buenos Aires on July 15, 1926. He began his military
eei- in 1943 at the National Military Academy. In 1954 he was forced ,to leay
Tray because of anti-Peronist activities, he returned in 1957 as a student
g Superior War School and was promoted to Major in December of that year.
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ietlights of his career include: instructor, Superior War School 1963-74;
_pUty Director, Engineer School, Campo de Mayo, 1965-67; Commander, 121st
Okistruction Engineer Battalion 1969-70; Commander, 9th Infantry Brigade 1973;
4Uty Commander and Chief of Staff, II Army Corps, 1975; Deputy Chief, Army
*eral Staff, 1975-76; Commander, II Army Corps, 1976-79; Commander I Army
Ts, 1979-80. Galtieri was named CINC Army in January 1980. He is married
�d has three children.
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