Tag: Cesar Milani

• Friday, September 30th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  Argentina: Milani not guilty in purchase of mansion above his paygrade

  

  Former Argentine Army Chief of Staff General César Milani has been acquitted in the case of “illicit enrichment” filed against him for being unable to justify how he had managed to afford a luxurious residence in a most exclusive area north of Buenos Aires on his military officer's pay.

• Saturday, May 4th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Former Argentine army chief (under Cristina Fernandez) on trial for kidnapping and torture

  

  A former Argentine army chief went on trial Friday for the kidnapping and torture of a father and son during the country's military dictatorship.

• Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 06:14 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez ex Army chief arrested for alleged torture and kidnapping

  

  Former Argentine army chief Cesar Milani was arrested Friday for his alleged role in the kidnapping and torture of two men and a woman during the country's military dictatorship.

• Tuesday, December 13th 2016 - 11:01 UTC

  Argentina to spend over $ 40 billion on military equipment

  

  President Mauricio Macri has approved the purchase of airplanes for the Air Force, patrol vessels for the Navy and armored vehicles and combat rifles for the Army, it was announced Monday to give the Armed Forces back some of their lost firepower, Defense Minister Julio Martínez revealed. The total purchases will surpass 40 billion pesos (2,500 million US dollars), the minister added.

• Tuesday, June 30th 2015 - 06:03 UTC

  General Cundom sworn in as new Argentine Army chief; outgoing Milani slams media for slander campaign

  

  General Ricardo Cundom was sworn in on Monday as the new chief of the Argentine Army, and in his first words said that replacing outgoing César Milani in the role was the biggest challenge he had ever faced.

• Thursday, June 25th 2015 - 07:55 UTC

  Argentina's new Army chief flew helicopters during Falklands/Malvinas conflict

  

  Argentina's new Army chief, Division General Ricardo Luis Cundom, 59, is a Malvinas war veteran and although originally from the Infantry he commanded the Army's air wing and has received commando and parachutist training, according to the reports in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, June 24th 2015 - 06:58 UTC

  Malvinas-veteran new Army chief; former head resigns amid claims of human rights violations

  

  The head of Argentina's army, Major General Cesar Milani long accused of human rights violations, has resigned and will be replaced by General Ricardo Luis Cundom, a Malvinas conflict veteran.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2015 - 06:53 UTC

  Pro and against Kirchner rallies on 29th anniversary of 1976 military coup

  

  Human rights, political and social organizations commemorated on Tuesday 24 March the 29th anniversary of the military dictatorship that killed anywhere from 9.000 to 30,000 people, marking the beginning of one the darkest period in Argentina's modern history.

• Tuesday, July 22nd 2014 - 08:02 UTC

  “Calamitous” state of Argentine Armed Forces equipment

  

  Argentine investigative reporter Jorge Lanata, loathed by the current government of president Cristina Fernandez for his disclosure of the close business links of certain unscrupulous entrepreneurs (or most probably straw-men) who have become millionaires during the Kirchner years, has now exposed the 'calamitous' state of the Argentine armed forces equipment.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2013 - 07:09 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez candidate for Army Chief questioned over human rights record

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has defended the designation of César Milani as head of the Armed Forces, and complained that “those who previously voted for the Due Obedience and Final Stop laws put in doubt” her administration's “human rights record”.