List of chiefs of the general staff of the Argentine Army
| Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Army | |
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| Jefe del Estado Mayor General del Ejército | |
 Seal of the Argentine Army | |
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 Argentine Army | |
| Reports to | Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| Appointer | President of Argentina |
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 Division General Carlos Alberto Presti. He was appointed by President Javier Milei on 2 January 2024 by Decree 119/2023.[1]
List
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Name | Title | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant General Juan Carlos Onganía (1914–1995) | Commander-in-Chief of the Army | 22 September 1962 | 25 November 1965 | 3 years, 64 days | |
| 2 | Lieutenant General Pascual Pistarini (1915–1999) | Commander-in-Chief of the Army | 25 November 1965 | 28 June 1966 | 215 days | |
| 3 | Lieutenant General Julio Alsogaray (1918–1994) | Commander-in-Chief of the Army | 28 June 1966 | 26 August 1968 | 2 years, 59 days | |
| 4 | Lieutenant General Alejandro Agustín Lanusse (1918–1996) | Commander-in-Chief of the Army | 26 August 1968 | 25 May 1973 | 4 years, 272 days | |
| 5 | Lieutenant General Jorge Carcagno (1922–1983) | Commander-in-Chief of the Army | 25 May 1973 | 19 December 1973 | 208 days | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Leandro Anaya (1922–2009) | General Commander of the Army | 19 December 1973 | 13 May 1975 | 1 year, 145 days | |
| 7 | Lieutenant General Alberto Numa Laplane (1924–1988) | General Commander of the Army | 13 May 1975 | 27 August 1975 | 106 days | |
| 8 | Lieutenant General Jorge Rafael Videla (1925–2013) | General Commander of the Army | 27 August 1975 | 31 July 1978 | 2 years, 338 days | |
| 9 | Lieutenant General Roberto Eduardo Viola (1924–1994) | Commander-in-Chief of the Army | 31 July 1978 | 29 March 1981 | 2 years, 241 days | |
| 10 | Lieutenant General Leopoldo Galtieri (1926–2003) | Commander-in-Chief of the Army | 29 March 1981 | 18 June 1982 | 1 year, 81 days | |
| 11 | Lieutenant General Cristino Nicolaides (1925–2011) | Commander-in-Chief of the Army | 18 June 1982 | 10 December 1983 | 1 year, 175 days | |
| 12 | Division General Jorge Arguindegui (1930–1997) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 10 December 1983 | 4 July 1984 | 207 days | |
| 13 | Division General Ricardo Pianta (1927–2014) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 4 July 1984 | 24 March 1985 | 263 days | |
| 14 | Lieutenant General Héctor Ríos Ereñú (1930–2017) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 24 March 1985 | 2 December 1987 | 2 years, 253 days | |
| 15 | Lieutenant General José Caridi (1930–2012) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 2 December 1987 | 21 December 1988 | 1 year, 19 days | |
| 16 | Lieutenant General Francisco Gassino (1931–2017) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 21 December 1988 | 8 July 1989 | 199 days | |
| 17 | Lieutenant General Isidro Cáceres (1934–1990) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 12 July 1989 | 21 March 1990 † | 252 days | |
| 18 | Lieutenant General Martín Bonnet (1934–2020) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 26 March 1990 | 31 October 1991 | 1 year, 219 days | |
| 19 | Lieutenant General Martín Balza (born 1933) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 4 November 1991 | 10 December 1999 | 8 years, 36 days | |
| 20 | Lieutenant General Ricardo Brinzoni (1945–2005) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 10 December 1999 | 28 May 2003 | 3 years, 169 days | |
| 21 | Lieutenant General Roberto Bendini (1945–2022) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 28 May 2003 | 19 September 2008 | 5 years, 114 days | |
| 22 | Lieutenant General Luis Alberto Pozzi (born 1948) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 19 September 2008 | 28 June 2013 | 4 years, 282 days | |
| 23 | Lieutenant General César Milani (born 1954) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 3 July 2013 | 24 June 2015 | 1 year, 356 days | |
| 24 | Lieutenant General Ricardo Cundom (born 1955) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 24 June 2015 | 25 January 2016 | 215 days | |
| 25 | Lieutenant General Diego Suñer (born 1955) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 25 January 2016 | 15 February 2018 | 2 years, 21 days | |
| 26 | Lieutenant General Claudio Pasqualini (born 1960) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 15 February 2018 | 28 February 2020 | 2 years, 13 days | |
| 27 | Lieutenant General Agustín Humberto Cejas (born 1964) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 28 February 2020 | 15 December 2021 | 1 year, 290 days | |
| 28 | Lieutenant General Guillermo Pereda (born 1964) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 15 December 2021 | 2 January 2024 | 2 years, 18 days | |
| 29 | Division General Carlos Alberto Presti (born 1966) | Chief of the General Staff of the Army | 2 January 2024 | Incumbent | 300 days |
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![Leandro Anaya [es]](File:TGLeandroAnaya.jpg)
![Alberto Numa Laplane [es]](File:No_image.png)
![Jorge Arguindegui [es]](File:Grl.Div.J.H.Arguindegui-1991.jpg)
![Ricardo Pianta [es]](File:Grl.Div.(R).R.G.Pianta.jpg)
![José Caridi [es]](File:Caridi.JPG)
![Francisco Gassino [es]](File:Francisco_Gassino_2013.jpg)
![Isidro Cáceres [es]](File:Isidro_caceres_3.jpg)
![Martín Bonnet [es]](File:Mart%C3%ADn_Bonnet.jpg)
![Luis Alberto Pozzi [es]](File:General_Luis_Pozzi.jpg)
![Ricardo Cundom [es]](File:Gral_Ricardo_Cundom.jpg)
![Diego Suñer [es]](File:GeneralDiegoSue%C3%B1er.JPG)
![Claudio Pasqualini [es]](File:General_Pasqualini_1.jpg)
![Guillermo Pereda [es]](File:Teniente_General_Guillermo_Olegario_Pereda.jpg)
See also
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- Argentine Army
- Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Navy
- Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Air Force
References
[edit]- ^ "Decreto 119/2023". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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