Ricardo Brinzoni
Ricardo Brinzoni (born October 6, 1945 in Buenos Aires , † October 24, 2005 ibid) was an Argentine officer and served Argentina as chief of staff.
He attended a military school in 1963 and was trained as a paratrooper. In 1964 he graduated. In 1976 he was General Secretary of the Chaco Province and responsible for the massacre ( Massacre of Margarita Belén ) of 22 opposition members on December 13, 1976. He reached the rank of Brigadier General in 1990. He also served as a military attaché in Uruguay . In 1999 he was appointed Chief of Staff by Fernando de la Rúa .
After democratization, he was chairman of a commission that was supposed to clarify what had become of the so-called Desaparecidos . He was heavily criticized for statements defending the crimes during the military dictatorship and also for hiring Juan Enrique Torres Gang, an avowed neo-Nazi and member of the right-wing extremist party New Triumph (Partido del Nuevo Triunfo), as a lawyer .
After Néstor Kirchner took office in 2003, Brinzoni retired and was replaced by Roberto Bendini . Brinzoni was publicly critical of Kirchner's policy.
Brinzoni was married to Lidia María Rosa Odino and had three children with her. He died of cancer in Buenos Aires in 2005.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brinzoni, Ricardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine military and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 2005 |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires |