Orlando Letelier
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| Orlando Letelier link (Politician, economist, diplomat) | |
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| Born | Sergio Orlando Letelier del Solar 1932-04-13 Temuco, Chile |
| Died | 1976-09-21 Sheridan Circle, Washington D.C. |
| Victim of | assassination |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Parents | Orlando Letelier Ruiz Inés del Solar |
| Children | Cristián Letelier, José Letelier, Francisco Letelier, Juan Pablo Letelier |
| Spouse | Isabel Margarita Morel |
A Chilean socialist politician and diplomat, assassinated in Washington D.C. | |
Orlando Letelier was a Chilean economist, politician and diplomat who was assassinated in Washington D.C. in 1976, with the knowledge of - and possibly at the behest of - the CIA.
Assassination
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Letelier was blown up by a car bomb in 1976 together with his assistant, Ronni Moffitt and her husband.