Carlos Alberto César Büsser (10 January 1928 – 29 September 2012) was an

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who commanded Argentine forces during the

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who forced the surrender of the

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. He also served as the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the

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. Following the Argentine defeat in the

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, he was appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a position he held until his retirement in 1983. In 1984, Büsser published the book ''Operación Rosario'', a detailed account of the Argentine landings on the Falklands, and, in 1987, ''Malvinas, la guerra inconclusa'', an overall analysis of the conflict. Büsser died of a heart attack in September 2012. He had been under

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since 2009, for alleged

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s committed in the

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area during the 1970s dictatorship.

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1928 births 2012 deaths Argentine military personnel of the Falklands War Argentine Navy admirals Argentine people of German descent Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery Operatives of the Dirty War People from Rosario, Santa Fe Prisoners and detainees of Argentina {{Argentina-mil-bio-stub