Curious coincidences: First yesterday Argentine military claimed that Jorge Rafael Videla, former leader of the junta(that ruled Argentina 1975-85) from 1976 to 1981 , had suffered a stroke. Then today, the former dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990, Augusto Pinochet, is claimed to have suffered a stroke. The Argentine junta killed between 10 000 - 30 000 people, Pinochet from 3200-3300.