Rafael Videla Redondo

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Rafael Videla Redondo
Jorge Rafael Videla 1976.PNG
Rafael Videla Redondo in 1956.
Regent Grand Prince of El Salvador
In office
November 11, 1956 – December 5, 1956
Preceded byCarlos Castillo Armas
Succeeded byAdolfo V
Acting Vice President of El Salvador
In office
June 4, 1976 – October 19, 1977
PresidentArmando Molina Barraza
Preceded byJulio Rivera Carballo
Succeeded byFidel Sánchez Hernández
5th Regional Commander of El Salvador
In office
November 11, 1956 – December 1, 1966
Preceded byCarlos Castillo Armas
Succeeded byArmando Molina Barraza
Personal details
Born
Rafael Jorge Videla y Redondo

August 2, 1915
El Mozote, El Salvador
DiedMay 17, 1994(1994-05-17) (aged 78)
Tuxtla Martínez, Zapatista, Creeperopolis
CitizenshipCreeperopolis, El Salvador
Political partySalvadoran Nationalist Party (until 1949)
Creeperian Initiative (from 1949)
Spouse(s)
Alicia Lanusse Hartridge
(m. 1940; died 1973)
Children3
EducationCiutat dels Àngels Military Academy
Signature
Military service
Nickname(s)El Jefecito
Allegiance El Salvador
 Creeperopolis
Branch/serviceSalvadoran Army
Years of service1939-1980
RankSS.OO.11.EJER.GENERAL DE EJERCITO.svg Field Marshal
Battles/warsCreeperian Civil War
Salvadoran Revolution of 1956
Salvadoran Crisis of 1976

Rafael Jorge Videla y Redondo (August 2, 1915-May 17, 1994) was a Salvadoran military officer who served as the Regional Commander of El Salvador from November 11, 1956, until December 1, 1966. He was the leader of the Salvadoran Civic Reconstruction Junta.