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Manuel Contreras | |
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| Born | 4 May 1929 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 7 August 2015 Santiago, Chile |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Political orientation | Fascism |
Juan Manuel Guillermo Contreras Sepúlveda (4 May 1929 – 7 August 2015) was the director of Chile's DINA secret police and a CIA asset from 1974 to 1977. He was responsible for around 1,000 murders as part of the Pinochet regime.[1]
Imprisonment[edit | edit source]
Contreras was sentenced to seven years in prison in 1995 for the murder of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.