On December 22, 1981...
 
1981: US-Trained Military Officer Appointed President of Argentina
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US-trained military leader Leopoldo Galtieri is appointed President of Argentina by the ruling US-backed military junta, one month after US-trained military dictator Roberto Viola was ousted from the Presidency

Source: Grimmett (2000), "U.S. Army School of the Americas: Background and Congressional Concerns". Congressional Research Service
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