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.
Augusto Pinochet
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Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean army officer and military dictator who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990. He led the Chilean Army in the overthrow of President Salvador Allende in 1973 an
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…and diplomat during the presidency of Salvador Allende. A member of the Socialist Party of Chile, he fled from the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, and accepted several academic positions in Washington D.C. after his exile from Chile. In 1976, agents of Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA…
Official portrait, c. 1974
The parents of Pinochet: Augusto Pinochet Vera and Avelina Ugarte Martínez
U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger with Pinochet in 1976
Pinochet in 1982