Mario Benjamín Menéndez
Mario Benjamin Menéndez | |
|---|---|
General Menendez during Operation Independence | |
| Military Governor of the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |
| In office 3 April 1982 – 14 June 1982 | |
| President | Leopoldo Galtieri |
| Preceded by | Oswaldo Jorge Garcia |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1930 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 18 September 2015 (aged 85) |
| Spouse | Susana Arguello (m. 1955) |
| Children | 3 (2 daughters, 1 son) |
| Alma mater | Colegio Militar de la Nación |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Argentine Army |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | Falklands War |
Mario Benjamin Menéndez (3 April 1930 – 18 September 2015) was the Argentine governor of the Falklands during the 1982 Argentine occupation of the islands. He also served in the Argentine Army. Menéndez surrendered Argentine forces to Britain during the Falklands War.