Jorge Cáceres (pentathlete)

Jorge Cáceres (14 April 1917 – 3 December 1975) was an Argentine modern pentathlete and military general. His brother, José Rafael Cáceres Monié, was the Minister of Defense under the presidencies of Roberto Marcelo Levingston and Alejandro Agustín Lanusse.[1]

Jorge Cáceres
Personal information
Full nameJorge Esteban Cáceres Monié
Born(1917-04-14)14 April 1917
Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Died3 December 1975(1975-12-03) (aged 58)
Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Sport
SportModern pentathlon

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.[3][4]

References
  1. "José Rafael Cáceres Monié". lanacion.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016. (in Spanish)
  2. "Jorge Cáceres Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  3. "ASESINATO DEL GENERAL JORGE ESTEBAN CACERES MONIE Y SU ESPOSA BEATRIZ SASIAIÑ - 03/12/75 - POR LOS MONTONEROS". vekweb.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016. (in Spanish)
  4. "desde 1900 hasta 1992". argentinahistorica.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016. (in Spanish)


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