Albano Harguindeguy
Albano Eduardo Harguindeguy | |
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Albano Harguindeguy | |
| Nickname | "Vasco" |
| Born | 11 February 1927 Villa Valeria, Córdoba, Argentina |
| Died | 29 October 2012 (aged 85) Los Polvorines, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| Allegiance | Argentina |
| Branch | Argentine Army |
| Service years | 1945–1981 |
| Rank | (pre-1991 epaulette) Divisional general |
| Commands | I Armoured Cavalry Brigade |
| Known for | Crimes against humanity |
| Conflicts | none |
| Alma mater | Colegio Militar de la Nación |
| Spouse | Juana Regina Villafañe |
| Children | 5 |
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Albano Eduardo Harguindeguy (Spanish: [alˈβano aɾɣindeˈɣuj]; 11 February 1927 – 29 October 2012) was an Argentine Army officer who reached the rank of divisional general. He headed the Argentine Ministry of the Interior during the military dictatorship that called itself the National Reorganization Process (Spanish: Proceso de Reorganización Nacional), which held sway in the country from 1976 to 1983. At the time of his death, he was being prosecuted for crimes against humanity. He was one of the Dirty War figures who received a pardon from President Carlos Menem in 1989.