Orlando Letelier
Orlando Letelier | |
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Letelier in 1976 | |
| Minister of National Defense of Chile | |
| In office 23 August 1973 – 11 September 1973 | |
| President | Salvador Allende |
| Preceded by | Carlos Prats |
| Succeeded by | Patricio Carvajal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sergio Orlando Letelier del Solar 13 April 1932 Temuco, Chile |
| Died | 21 September 1976 (aged 44) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Cause of death | Car bomb |
| Known for | Letelier case |
| Signature | |
Marcos Orlando Letelier del Solar (13 April 1932 – 21 September 1976) 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. after his exile from Chile. In 1976, agents of Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA), the Pinochet regime's secret police, assassinated Letelier in Washington in a car bombing. The agents had been working in collaboration with members of the Coordination of United Revolutionary Organizations, an anti-Castro militant group.