List of chiefs of the general staff of the Argentine Army

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Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Army
Jefe del Estado Mayor General del Ejército
Coat of arms of the Argentine Army.svg
Seal of the Argentine Army
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Incumbent
Brigadier General Agustín Humberto Cejas

since 28 February 2020
 Argentine Army
Reports toChief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
AppointerPresident of Argentina
Term length2 years

This article lists the chiefs of the General Staff of the Argentine Army and their preceding offices, between 1962 and the present day. The Argentine Army (Spanish: Ejército Argentino) is the land force of Argentina.

The current Chief of the Army General Staff is Brigadier General Agustín Humberto Cejas. He was appointed by President Alberto Fernández on 28 February 2020,[1] by Decree 181/2020.[2]

List[]

No. Portrait Name Title Took office Left office Time in office
1
Juan Carlos Onganía
Onganía, JuanLieutenant General
Juan Carlos Onganía
(1914–1995)
Commander-in-Chief of the Army22 September 196225 November 19653 years, 64 days
2
Pascual Pistarini
Pistarini, PascualLieutenant General
Pascual Pistarini
(1915–1999)
Commander-in-Chief of the Army25 November 196528 June 1966215 days
3
Julio Alsogaray
Alsogaray, JulioLieutenant General
Julio Alsogaray
(1918–1994)
Commander-in-Chief of the Army28 June 196626 August 19682 years, 59 days
4
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
Lanusse, AlejandroLieutenant General
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
(1918–1996)
Commander-in-Chief of the Army26 August 196825 May 19734 years, 272 days
5
Jorge Carcagno
Carcagno, JorgeLieutenant General
Jorge Carcagno
(1922–1983)
Commander-in-Chief of the Army25 May 197319 December 1973208 days
6
Leandro Anaya [es]
Anaya, LeandroLieutenant General
 [es]
(1922–2009)
General Commander of the Army19 December 197313 May 19751 year, 145 days
7
Alberto Numa Laplane [es]
Laplane, AlbertoLieutenant General
 [es]
(1924–1988)
General Commander of the Army13 May 197527 August 1975106 days
8
Jorge Rafael Videla
Videla, JorgeLieutenant General
Jorge Rafael Videla
(1925–2013)
General Commander of the Army27 August 197531 July 19782 years, 338 days
9
Roberto Eduardo Viola
Viola, RobertoLieutenant General
Roberto Eduardo Viola
(1924–1994)
Commander-in-Chief of the Army31 July 197829 March 19812 years, 241 days
10
Leopoldo Galtieri
Galtieri, LeopoldoLieutenant General
Leopoldo Galtieri
(1926–2003)
Commander-in-Chief of the Army29 March 198118 June 19821 year, 81 days
11
Cristino Nicolaides [es]
Nicolaides, CristinoLieutenant General
 [es]
(1925–2011)
Commander-in-Chief of the Army18 June 198210 December 19831 year, 175 days
12
Jorge Arguindegui [es]
Arguindegui, JorgeDivision General
 [es]
(1930–1997)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army10 December 19834 July 1984207 days
13
Ricardo Pianta [es]
Jorge, RicardoDivision General
 [es]
(1927–2014)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army4 July 198424 March 1985263 days
14
Héctor Ríos Ereñú
Ereñú, HéctorLieutenant General
Héctor Ríos Ereñú
(1930–2017)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army24 March 19852 December 19872 years, 253 days
15
José Caridi [es]
Caridi, JoséLieutenant General
 [es]
(1930–2012)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army2 December 198721 December 19881 year, 19 days
16
Francisco Gassino [es]
Gassino, FranciscoLieutenant General
 [es]
(1931–2017)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army21 December 19888 July 1989199 days
17
Isidro Cáceres [es]
Cáceres, IsidroLieutenant General
 [es]
(1934–1990)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army12 July 198921 March 1990 †252 days
18
Martín Bonnet [es]
Bonnet, MartínLieutenant General
 [es]
(born 1934)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army26 March 199031 October 19911 year, 219 days
19
Martín Balza
Balza, MartínLieutenant General
Martín Balza
(born 1933)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army4 November 199110 December 19998 years, 36 days
20
Ricardo Brinzoni
Brinzoni, RicardoLieutenant General
Ricardo Brinzoni
(1945–2002)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army10 December 199928 May 20033 years, 169 days
21
Roberto Bendini [es]
Bendini, RobertoLieutenant General
 [es]
(born 1945)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army28 May 200319 September 20085 years, 114 days
22
Luis Alberto Pozzi [es]
Pozzi, LuisLieutenant General
 [es]
(born 1948)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army19 September 200828 June 20134 years, 282 days
23
César Milani [es]
Milani, CésarLieutenant General
 [es]
(born 1954)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army3 July 201324 June 20151 year, 356 days
24
Ricardo Cundom [es]
Cundom, RicardoLieutenant General
 [es]
(born 1955)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army24 June 201525 January 2016215 days
25
Diego Suñer [es]
Suñer, DiegoLieutenant General
 [es]
(born 1955)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army25 January 201615 February 20182 years, 21 days
26
Claudio Pasqualini [es]
Pasqualini, ClaudioLieutenant General
 [es]
(born 1960)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army15 February 201828 February 20202 years, 13 days
27
Agustín Humberto Cejas
Cejas, Agustín HumbertoBrigadier General
Agustín Humberto Cejas
(born 1964)
Chief of the General Staff of the Army28 February 2020Incumbent2 years, 23 days

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Quiénes son los nuevos jefes de las Fuerzas Armadas que designó Alberto Fernández". Clarín (in Spanish). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Decreto 181/2020". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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