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Bernardo Leighton | |
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| Born | 16 August 1909 Negrete, Chile |
| Died | 26 January 1995 Santiago, Chile |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Political orientation | Anti-fascism |
| Political party | Christian Democratic |
Bernardo Leighton Guzmán (16 August 1909 – 26 January 1995) was a Chilean politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party. After the 1973 Pinochet coup, he proposed an alliance of the Christian Democrats and leftist Popular Unity to restore democracy. He survived a 1975 assassination attempt by Pinochet's secret police.[1]
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- ↑ Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-09-21). "Murder on Embassy Row—46 Years On: Remembering the Assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-07-23.