Captain Humberto Viola (1943 – December 1, 1974 in

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) was an

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, who was

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in 1974, along with his 3 year-old daughter María Cristina, by the People's Revolutionary Army guerrilla organization.Guerrillas and generals: the "Dirty War" in Argentina By Paul H. Lewis
/ref> Captain Humberto Viola was featured in the province of Tucuman where he worked in intelligence on the orders of General

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. Viola was killed while arriving with his car at his parents home along with his wife María Cristina Picon and his two small daughters María Cristina of 3 years and María Fernanda of 5 years. His daughter María Cristina was also killed while his daughter María Fernanda was seriously injured.

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