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Reinaldo Vignone, the last president of Argentina's dictatorship, died at 90 while under arrest for crimes during the military regime. He was hospitalized for a hip fracture but died of heart failure before surgery. Vignone initiated the process that led to Argentina's return to democracy with Raúl Alfonsín's 1983 presidential victory. Before elections, he granted amnesty for dictatorship crimes, later revoked by Alfonsín, and ordered the destruction of repression documents. Vignone was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, torture, illegal detention, and baby theft, among other crimes, during the dictatorship that resulted in 30,000 disappearances between 1976 and 1983.

What was the cause of Reinaldo Vignone's death?

• Kidney failure

• Stroke

• Heart failure

• Lung infection

Who won the presidential elections in Argentina in 1983?

• Reinaldo Vignone

• Leopoldo Galtieri

• Raúl Alfonsín

• Jorge Videla

What action did Vignone take before the elections that was later revoked?

• Signed a peace treaty

• Granted amnesty for dictatorship crimes

• Declared martial law

• Implemented economic reforms

For which crimes was Vignone sentenced to life imprisonment?

• Murder, torture, and baby theft

• Drug trafficking and smuggling

• Tax evasion and fraud

• Espionage and treason

How many people disappeared during the Argentine dictatorship from 1976 to 1983?

• 40,000

• 30,000

• 20,000

• 10,000