Videla was born in the town of Mercedes to a middle-class family in 1925. He followed in the footsteps of his father, an army colonel, enlisting in the military academy where he was well-respected.

FILE PHOTO: Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev speaks during the Opening Ceremony of the United Nations climate change conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan November 12, 2024. [Photo/Agencies ...

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has accused Russia of firing at an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) passenger jet before it crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 of the 67 people on board. In an ...

BAKU: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday (Dec 29) demanded that Russia admit that it fired at an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet before it crashed, accusing Moscow of initially trying ...