The Army General Staff (''Estado Mayor General del Ejército'', EMGE) is the supreme staff of the

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. It is based at the

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. His chief is the brigadier general Agustín Humberto Cejas.

History

The Army General Staff was created on 16 November 1811, at the request of the

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. The first leader of the General Staff was Colonel Francisco Javier de Viana. On 2 January 1884, within the broader context of the reorganization of the country's military forces, the

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and Lieutenant general

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, decreed that the creation of the Army General Staff position was a permanent change.

Organization

Chief of the Army General Staff

Source: Argentina.gob.ar * JEMGE Assistantship Secretariat (SAJEMGE). Base: Libertador Building (CABA). * Army Procurement Assessment Commission (CECE). Base: San Telmo (CABA). * Army General Inspectorate (IGE). Base: Libertador Building (CABA). * General Secretary of the Army (SGE). Base: Palermo (CABA). * General Directorate of Plans, Programs and Budget (DGPPP). Base: Libertador Building (CABA). * General Directorate of Administration and Finance (DGAF). Base: Libertador Building (CABA). * General Directorate of Legal Affairs (DGAJ). Base: Libertador Building (CABA).

Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff

Source: Argentina.gob.ar * EMGE Accounting and Finance Department (DCF). Base: Libertador Building (CABA). * Coordination Secretariat of the SUBJEMGE (SC SUBJEMGE). Base: Libertador Building (CABA). * EMGE Headquarters (Cu Gral EMGE). Base: Libertador Building (CABA). * General Directorate of Education «Lieutenant General Pablo Riccheri» (DGE). Guar Ej Campo de Mayo (BA). * Command of the Buenos Aires Military Garrison «Colonel Doctor Roque Sáenz Peña» (CGMBA). Guar Ej Campo de Mayo (BA). * General Directorate of Communications and Informatics (DGCI). Base: Libertador Building (CABA). * General Directorate of Personnel and Welfare (DGPB). Base: Libertador Building (CABA). * General Directorate of Health (DGS). Base: Parque Patricios (CABA).6 * General Directorate of Intelligence (DG Icia). Base: Libertador Building (CABA). * Engineering and Infrastructure Directorate (DGII). Base: Libertador Building (CABA). * General Directorate of Research and Development (DGID). Base: Libertador Building (CABA). * General Directorate of Organization and Doctrine (DGOD). Base: Libertador Building (CABA). * Remonta and Veterinary Directorate (DRV). Base: Palermo CABA. * General Directorate of Material (DGM). Base: Palermo CABA. * General Directorate of Administration (DG Int). Guar Ej El Palomar (BA). * Army Historical Affairs Directorate (DAHE). Base: San Telmo (CABA).

Chiefs

The Chief of the Army General Staff is the brigadier general Agustín Humberto Cejas, who holds the office since 28 February 2020.

References

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