Jorge Videla The trial of Argentina's ex-president Jorge Videla began Friday, in addition to more than twenty other former government officials charged with human rights violations. Videla, aged 84, is on trial regarding the deaths of 31 prisoners who were killed soon after a 1976 coup , which saw Videla gain power and led to the so-called " Dirty War " soon after. Videla is considered to have been the main force behind the violence, which killed an estimated 30,000 people. The prisoners in question had all been imprisoned before the coup, by the civilian government in power at the time, and died before standing trial. The government claimed that they were shot while trying to escape the prison in Cordoba ; families of the victims say that they were murdered. Twenty-three people are on trial alongside Videla in Cordoba.
 The trial of Argentina's ex-president began Friday, in addition to more than twenty other former government officials charged with human rights violations. Videla, aged 84, is on trial regarding the deaths of 31 prisoners who were killed soon after a , which saw Videla gain power and led to the so-called " " soon after. Videla is considered to have been the main force behind the violence, which killed an estimated 30,000 people. The prisoners in question had all been imprisoned before the coup, by the civilian government in power at the time, and died before standing trial. The government claimed that they were shot while trying to escape the prison in ; families of the victims say that they were murdered. Twenty-three people are on trial alongside Videla in Cordoba.
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