Oscar Héctor Camilión (6 January 1930 – 12 February 2016) was an Argentine lawyer and diplomat. Born in 1930, he earned a law degree at the

University of Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one of the most prestigi ...

in his hometown. Camilión first joined the

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as chief of staff under the administration of

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. Camilión then worked for '' Clarín'' from 1965 to 1972. After the

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, Camilión was appointed the ambassador to

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. Videla's successor

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then selected Camilión to lead the

. Viola was ousted in another coup, and Camilión became a representative of the

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. He also served as Minister of Defense from 1993 to 1996 under Carlos Menem. Camilión died in Buenos Aires in 2016, aged 86.

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