| Leighton case | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Date | October 6, 1975 (UTC+1) |
| Attack type | shooting |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrator(s) | DINA, Avanguardia Nazionale |
On October 6, 1975, an assassination attempt in Rome, Italy, was carried out against Bernardo Leighton, a former Chilean Christian Democratic vice-president, then in exile. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shooting is the act or process of firing Rifles Shotguns or other projectile Weapons such as bows or Crossbows Even the firing of Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional ( English: National Intelligence Directorate) or DINA was the Chilean Secret police in the government The National Vanguard (Avanguardia Nazionale is a name that has been used for at least two neo-fascist groups in Italy. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Bernardo Leighton Guzmán (born on August 16 1909 - died on January 26 1995) was a Chilean Christian Democrat who was targeted Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the The Christian Democratic Party of Chile ( Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Chile) is a Political party in Chile and governs as part of the Coalition Exile means to be away from one's home (ie city state or country while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened by prison or death upon return The assassination attempt seriously injured Bernardo Leighton, and his wife, Anita Fresno, leaving her permanently disabled.
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Background
Leighton was one of the founding members of the Chilean Christian Democrat Party. The Christian Democratic Party of Chile ( Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Chile) is a Political party in Chile and governs as part of the Coalition In 1966, he entered the government of Eduardo Frei Montalva, becoming a vice-president. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Eduardo Nicanor Frei Montalva (1911&ndash1982 was a Chilean political figure and President of Chile from 1964 to 1970 Leighton left Chile in December 1973, after the coup d'état. The Chilean coup d'état of 1973 is a landmark in the History of Chile and the Russo-American Cold War. In exile, he opposed the new regime of Pinochet, he had already been nominally open to Salvador Allende. Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (November Salvador Isabelino Allende Gossens (June 26 1908 – September 11 1973 was President of Chile from November 1970 until his death during the coup d'état of In 1974, a year before the Leighton assassination attempt, General Prats, another Chilean exile, was murdered in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. General Carlos Prats González ( February 24, 1915 - September 30, 1974) was a Chilean Army officer a Political figure For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern
Event
Legal procedures
Avanguardia Nazionale
DINA
Chilean General Manuel Contreras, head of DINA, has been indicted in Italy in 1995 for ordering the Leighton murder. Juan Manuel Guillermo Contreras Sepúlveda (born May 4, 1929) is a Chilean military and the former head of DINA, Chile's Secret police Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional ( English: National Intelligence Directorate) or DINA was the Chilean Secret police in the government Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Part of the indictment was based on testimony from Michael Townley. For the Australian politician see Michael Townley (Australian politician. However, the Italian government was unable to get Contreras extradited from Chile, where he had already been incarcerated for ordering the assassination on Orlando Letelier. The Letelier case ( September 21, 1976) refers to the murder of Orlando Letelier, a Chilean Political figure and later United The deputy director of DINA, Raúl Iturriaga, was also sentenced. Raúl Eduardo Iturriaga Neumann (b January 23 1938 in Linares Chile) is a retired Army general and a former deputy director of the DINA [1]
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See also
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