1925 - 2013
Jorge Rafael Videla ( vid-EL-ə; Spanish: [ˈxoɾxe rafaˈel βiˈðela]; 2 August 1925 – 17 May 2013) was an Argentine military officer and dictator, Commander in Chief of the Army, member of the Military Junta, the 47th President of Argentina, and the 1st President of the National Reorganization Process from 1976 to 1981. His rule, which was during the time of Operation Condor, was among the most infamous in Latin America during the Cold War due to its high level of human rights abuses and severe economic mismanagement. He came to power in a coup d'état that deposed Isabel Perón. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jorge Rafael Videla has received more than 1,554,094 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 60 in 2019). Jorge Rafael Videla is the 1,006th most popular politician (down from 995th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 12th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Argentinean Politician.
Jorge Rafael Videla is most famous for being the president of Argentina from 1976 to 1981, during which time he was responsible for the Dirty War, a military dictatorship that resulted in the disappearance of 30,000 Argentinians.
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Among politicians, Jorge Rafael Videla ranks 1,006 out of 15,577. Before him are Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ptolemy VI Philometor, John II of Portugal, Ælfweard of Wessex, Empress Gi, and Clara Petacci. After him are Haakon VII of Norway, Berke, Tokhtamysh, Jiaqing Emperor, Archduchess Sophie of Austria, and Mary, Queen of Hungary.
1948 - 2022
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 1,000
184 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1,001
1455 - 1495
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1,002
904 - 924
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1,003
1315 - 1369
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1,004
1912 - 1945
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1,005
1925 - 2013
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1,006
1872 - 1957
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1,007
1209 - 1266
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 1,008
1342 - 1406
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 1,009
1760 - 1820
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 1,010
1855 - 1857
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 1,011
1371 - 1395
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 1,012
Among people born in 1925, Jorge Rafael Videla ranks 18. Before him are Alija Izetbegović, Mahathir Mohamad, Robert F. Kennedy, Tony Curtis, Lee Van Cleef, and B.B. King. After him are Carlos Castaneda, Audie Murphy, Jack Lemmon, Peter Sellers, Rock Hudson, and Giorgio Napolitano. Among people deceased in 2013, Jorge Rafael Videla ranks 9. Before him are Mikhail Kalashnikov, Doris Lessing, Hugo Chávez, Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, Võ Nguyên Giáp, and Peter O'Toole. After him are Frederick Sanger, Paul Walker, Tom Clancy, Giuliano Gemma, Mohammed Omar, and Joan Fontaine.
1925 - 2003
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 12
1925 - Present
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 13
1925 - 1968
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 14
1925 - 2010
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 15
1925 - 1989
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 16
1925 - 2015
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 17
1925 - 2013
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 18
1925 - 1998
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 19
1925 - 1971
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 20
1925 - 2001
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 21
1925 - 1980
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 22
1925 - 1985
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 23
1925 - 2023
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 24
1919 - 2013
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 3
1919 - 2013
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 4
1954 - 2013
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 5
1921 - 2013
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 6
1911 - 2013
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 7
1932 - 2013
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 8
1925 - 2013
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 9
1918 - 2013
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 10
1973 - 2013
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 11
1947 - 2013
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 12
1938 - 2013
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 13
1962 - 2013
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 14
1917 - 2013
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 15
Among people born in Argentina, Jorge Rafael Videla ranks 13 out of 1,019. Before him are Daniel Barenboim (1942), Astor Piazzolla (1921), Juan Perón (1895), Juan Manuel Fangio (1911), Martha Argerich (1941), and Lionel Messi (1987). After him are Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), José de San Martín (1778), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953), Omar Sívori (1935), Mercedes Sosa (1935), and Carlos Menem (1930).
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 7
1921 - 1992
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 8
1895 - 1974
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 9
1911 - 1995
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 10
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 11
1987 - Present
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 12
1925 - 2013
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 13
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 14
1778 - 1850
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 15
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 16
1935 - 2005
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 17
1935 - 2009
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 18
1930 - 2021
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 19
Among politicians born in Argentina, Jorge Rafael Videla ranks 3. Before him are Eva Perón (1919) and Juan Perón (1895). After him are Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953), Carlos Menem (1930), Leopoldo Galtieri (1926), Richard Walther Darré (1895), Néstor Kirchner (1950), Violet Jessop (1887), Reynaldo Bignone (1928), and Alberto Fernández (1959).
1919 - 1952
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 1
1895 - 1974
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 2
1925 - 2013
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 3
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 4
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 5
1930 - 2021
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 6
1926 - 2003
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 7
1895 - 1953
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 8
1950 - 2010
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 9
1887 - 1971
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 10
1928 - 2018
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 11
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 12