Jorge Cáceres (pentathlete) explained

Jorge Cáceres
Fullname:Jorge Esteban Cáceres Monié
Birth Date:14 April 1917
Birth Place:Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Death Place:Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Sport:Modern pentathlon
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Jorge Cáceres (14 April 1917  - 3 December 1975) was an Argentine modern pentathlete and Argentine army general. His brother,, was the Minister of Defense under the presidencies of Roberto Marcelo Levingston and Alejandro Agustín Lanusse.[1]

Early life

Cáceres was born in 1917 in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina. He entered Colegio Militar de la Nación in 1925, and graduated as a second lieutenant. He competed in the modern pentathlon event at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and placed 34th individually and 8th as a team.[2]

Military career

From 1970–1971, Cáceres served as the chief of the Argentine Federal Police. He retired from the military in September 1972, and was honored by Chile and Paraguay.[3]

Assassination

Cáceres was assassinated along with his wife by the left-wing guerilla group Monteneros on 3 December 1975 in Paraná, a few months before the beginning of the military dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla. The couple was survived by a son.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: José Rafael Cáceres Monié. 2016-11-25 . lanacion.com.
  2. Web site: Jorge Cáceres Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114347/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/jorge-caceres-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2012-07-14 . sports-reference.com.
  3. Web site: ASESINATO DEL GENERAL JORGE ESTEBAN CACERES MONIE Y SU ESPOSA BEATRIZ SASIAIÑ - 03/12/75 - POR LOS MONTONEROS . 2016-11-25 . vekweb.com.
  4. Web site: desde 1900 hasta 1992. 2016-11-25 . argentinahistorica.com.