Operation Soberanía
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Operación Soberanía was a planned Argentine military invasion of territory disputed with Chile, and ultimately possibly of Chile itself, due to the Beagle conflict. The invasion was initiated on 22 De
Mine field in Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego Chile, photograph from 2006
Orlando Letelier
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Marcos Orlando Letelier del Solar was a Chilean Marxist and diplomat during the presidency of Salvador Allende. A member of the Socialist Party of Chile, he fled from the military dictatorship of Gene
Operation Soberanía
…was considerable international condemnation of the Chilean regime's human rights record, with the United States expressing particular concern after Orlando Letelier's 1976 assassination in Washington D.C., though the U.S. had helped to install the Pinochet administration initially. The United States banned the…
Letelier in 1976
Letelier (middle) and Salvador Allende
Memorial on Sheridan Circle, Washington, D.C.