Jorge Cáceres (pentathlete)

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Jorge Cáceres
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Personal information
Full nameJorge Esteban Cáceres Monié
Born(1917-04-14)14 April 1917
Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Died3 December 1975(1975-12-03) (aged 58)
Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

Jorge Cáceres (14 April 1917 – 3 December 1975) was an Argentine modern pentathlete and military general. His brother,  [es], was the Minister of Defense under the presidencies of Roberto Marcelo Levingston and Alejandro Agustín Lanusse.[1]

Early life[]

Cáceres was born in 1917 in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina. He entered Colegio Militar de la Nación in 1925, and graduated as a second lieutenant. He competed in the modern pentathlon event at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and placed 34th individually and 8th as a team.[2]

Military career[]

From 1970–1971, Cáceres served as the chief of the Argentine Federal Police. He retired from the military in September 1972, and was honored by Chile and Paraguay.[3]

Assassination[]

Cáceres was assassinated along with his wife by the left-wing guerilla group Monteneros on 3 December 1975 in Paraná, a few months before the beginning of the military dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla. The couple was survived by a son.[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ "José Rafael Cáceres Monié". lanacion.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Jorge Cáceres Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "ASESINATO DEL GENERAL JORGE ESTEBAN CACERES MONIE Y SU ESPOSA BEATRIZ SASIAIÑ - 03/12/75 - POR LOS MONTONEROS". vekweb.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016. (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "desde 1900 hasta 1992". argentinahistorica.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016. (in Spanish)

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