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Assassination of Orlando Letelier. On 21 September 1976, Orlando Letelier, a leading opponent of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, was assassinated by car bombing, in Washington, D.C. Letelier, who was living in exile in the United States, was killed along with his work colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt, who was in the car with her husband ...
Marcos Orlando Letelier del Solar (13 April 1932 – 21 September 1976) [1] was a Chilean economist, politician and diplomat during the presidency of Salvador Allende. A refugee from the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, Letelier accepted several academic positions in Washington, D.C. following his exile from Chile.
Sep 21, 2011 · Exactly 35 years ago, an audacious assassination occurred just a stone's throw from the White House. Orlando Letelier, a former Chilean government minister, was murdered when his car exploded in ...
Oct 16, 2018 · The day before Letelier’s assassination on September 21, 1976, he told a man who worked for him, Michael Moffitt, that he suspected DINA was behind recent attacks on Chilean exiles in other ...
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Sep 22, 2023 · Car-bombed in Washington: How Orlando Letelier's death woke up the US to dictator's evil As the 47th anniversary of the bombing approaches, Chilean President Gabriel Boric will be at the attack ...
Sep 20, 2019 · Four State Department officials argued in 1979 for a policy to force Pinochet from power after the car-bombing that killed Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt in Washington D.C. The memo, declassified by the National Security Archive, recommended sanctions and denunciation of the Chilean regime.
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Oct 8, 2015 · Orlando Letelier, a former defence and foreign minister under President Salvador Allende, was tortured and incarcerated after Pinochet’s 1973 coup. He later fled to the US and worked at the ...
