Leopoldo Galtieri

40th President of Argentina

15 July 1926 Caseros, Argentina

12 January 2003(2003-01-12) (76) Buenos Aires, Argentina

22 December 1981 – 18 June 1982

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Galtieri and the second or maternal family name is Castelli. 40th President of Argentina Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri Castelli (Spanish pronunciation:  ; 15 July 1926 – 12 January 2003) was an Argentine general and President of Argentina from December 1981 to June 1982, during the last military dictatorship. The death squad, 601 Intelligence Battalion, directly reported to him. Having ordered the invasion of the Falkland Islands in April 1982, he was removed from power soon after the Argentine defeat by British armed forces in the Falklands War.