Martín Balza

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Martín Antonio Balza is an Argentine Lieutenant General and a veteran of the Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur) . He was born on June 13th 1934. He was Chief of Staff of the Argentine Army (1991-1999) during the presidencies of Carlos Menem and Fernando De la Rua. He is an artillery officer specialised in mountain warfare. During the Falklands War in 1982, as a Lt. Colonel, he was the commander of the 3th Artillery Group. He was awarded the Argentine Army to the Military Merit Medal for his conduct during this campaign.

General Balza, a man of strong democratic convictions, had stood up for the legitimate government in every attempted coup d'état throughout his senior career. He also gave the first institutional self-criticism about the Armed Forces' involvement in the 1976 coup and the ensuing reign of terror. He is currently Argentine ambassador to the Republic of Colombia.

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• Balza,Martin, Dejo Constancia, Editorial Planeta.