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
Letelier in 1976
Letelier (middle) and Salvador Allende
Memorial on Sheridan Circle, Washington, D.C.
1973 Chilean coup d'état
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The 1973 Chilean coup d'état was a military overthrow of the socialist president of Chile Salvador Allende and his Popular Unity coalition government. Allende, who has been described as the first Marx
Orlando Letelier
…the U.S. government. In 1973, Letelier was recalled to Chile and served successively as Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Interior, and Defense. In the coup d'état of 11 September 1973, he was the first high-ranking member of the Allende administration to be arrested. He was held for twelve months in various…
Golpe de Estado 1973
Sylvain Julienne durant le coup d’état au Chili en septembre 1973
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Salvador Allende and Fidel Castro in Chile, 1971 (See State visit by Fidel Castro to Chile).