Dictatorship of Videla
THE END OF THE DICTATORSHIP
The first signs of the dictatorship’s crisis appeared in 1981 with hyperinflation, the increase in foreign debt and the trade deficit. Moreover, there were tensions within the junta that led to the removal of Videla. In 1981 the general was replaced by Roberto Eduardo Viola, whose mandate was short, in fact, he was replaced by the Leopoldo Gualtieri.
In order to win popular support, Gualtieri ventured into a war initiative for the possession of the small archipelago of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, located in the South Atlantic and under British rule since 1883. This attempt by the military leaders failed and led to the end of the military regime.
In 1984 the junta was forced to return to free elections won by Raùl Alfonsìn who brought back to democracy.
He made a series of trials against those who ruled during the dictatorship and began searching for the truth about the disappeared and crimes during the dictatorship. Infact, he promoted the CONADEP (Comision Nacional sobre la Desaparecion de Personas) in order to bring members of the army to court to avoid further coups.
There were over two thousand trials that brought to life sentence Videla, Massera and other generals, for crimes against humanity.
If you want to read something about what happened to Videla you can visit this article of "The Guardian" newspaper:
The Guardian - Argentina's former dictator Jorge Videla given life sentence