Mario Benjamín Menéndez
Argentinian military officer (1930-2015)
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Mario Benjamín Menéndez (3 April 1930 – 18 September 2015) was an Argentine military officer. He was a Brigadier General of the Argentine Army. After the 1982 Argentine occupation, he served as Governor of the Falkland Islands from 3 April until 14 June. He surrendered to British forces during the Falkland Wars.
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Menéndez was born in Buenos Aires.[1] His brother was Luciano Benjamín Menéndez (1927–2018), a general of the Dirty War.
Menéndez died on 18 September 2015 at the age of 85.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Daring Argentine general vows to fight to the last bullet". Montreal Gazette. 2 June 1982. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ↑ "Murió Mario Benjamín Menéndez". infobae.com (in Spanish). 18 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.