Carlos Prats González was a Chilean Army officer and politician. He served as a minister in Salvador Allende's government while Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army. Immediately after General Augusto Pinochet's September 11,1973 coup,Prats went into voluntary exile in Argentina. The following year,he and his wife,Sofía Cuthbert,were assassinated in Buenos Aires by a car bomb planted by the Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional.
The Chilean Army is the land arm of the Chilean Armed Forces. This 80,000-person army is organized into six divisions,a special operations brigade and an air brigade.
Carmelo Soria was a Spanish-Chilean United Nations diplomat. A member of the CEPAL in the 1970s,he was assassinated by Chile's DINA agents as a part of Operation Condor. Augusto Pinochet was later personally indicted over this case.
Gerardo Huber Olivares was a Chilean Army Colonel and agent of the DINA,Chile's intelligence agency. He was in charge of purchasing weapons abroad for the army. Huber was assassinated shortly before he was due to testify before Magistrate Hernán Correa de la Cerda in a case concerning the illegal export of weapons to the Croatian army. That enterprise involved 370 tons of weapons sold to the Croatian government by Chile on 7 December 1991,when Croatia was under a United Nations embargo arising from the war in Yugoslavia. In January 1992,Magistrate Correa sought testimony from Huber on the deal. However,Huber may well have been silenced to avoid implicating the Dictator,then-Commander-in-Chief of the Army Augusto Pinochet,who was himself awaiting trial on related charges.
Operación Soberanía was a planned Argentine military invasion of Chile due to the Beagle conflict. The invasion was initiated on 22 December 1978 but was halted after a few hours and Argentine forces retreated from the conflict zone without a fight. Whether the Argentine infantry actually crossed the border into Chile has not been established. Argentine sources insist that they crossed the border.
Luis Miqueles Caridi was commander in chief of the Chilean Army.
The Chilean honours system provides a means for the Government of Chile to reward gallantry,achievement,or service,by both Chileans and non-citizens. The honours system consists of three types of award:orders,decorations and medals. Membership of an Order is conferred to recognise merit in terms of achievement and service. Decorations are conferred to recognise specific deeds of gallantry,bravery,distinguished or meritorious service. Medals are conferred to recognise long and/or valuable service and/or good conduct. Awards to non-citizens are usually only made where the gallantry,achievement or service has advanced Chilean interests in some way. The honours conferred by the Chilean Republic can be divided into two groups:civil and military. Military honours are conferred by the different branches of the Armed Forces of Chile. Civil honours are conferred by the President of Chile or,in some instances,by the government minister relevant to the particular honour.
Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda is a retired Mexican Army officer. He served as the Secretary of National Defense in the government of President Enrique Peña Nieto from 2012 to 2018.
The Chief of the Defence Staff is the highest-ranking military officer in the Spanish Armed Forces and is the principal military advisor to the Prime Minister,the Minister of Defence,the National Defence Council and the National Security Council. It is the fourth military authority of the country after the Monarch,the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence because the Secretary of State for Defence and the Under-Secretary of Defence do not have military authority.
Fernando Alejandre Martínez is Spanish Army officer. A General of the Army,he served as the 10th Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain from 24 March 2017 to 15 January 2020,when was ceased and succeeded by Miguel Ángel Villarroya Vilalta.
The Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force (JEMAE) is a four-star general that under the authority of the defence minister exercises command over the Spanish Air and Space Force,and as such is the principal military advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff,the Minister of Defence,the Secretary of State for Defence and the Under Secretary of Defence. It's also a member of the Council of Chiefs of Staff and a military advisor to the National Defence Council.
Ricardo Martínez Menanteau is a member of the Chilean military and has held the position of Commander-in-Chief of Chile since 9 March 2018,since being appointed by former president Michelle Bachelet after predecessor,Humberto Oviedo,retired.
Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba Poblete is a retired senior Chilean soldier. He held the position of Commander in Chief of the Chilean Army between March 10,2010 and March 9,2014.
Guido Manini Stratta is an Uruguayan politician and retired general officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the National Army,serving in this post from 1 February 2015 until being sacked by the president on 12 March 2019.
A series of massive demonstrations and severe riots,known in Chile as the Estallido Social,originated in Santiago and took place in all regions of Chile,with a greater impact in the regional capitals. The protests mainly occurred between October 2019 and March 2020,in response to a raise in the Santiago Metro's subway fare,a probity crisis,cost of living,university graduate unemployment,privatisation,and inequality prevalent in the country.
Javier Eduardo Iturriaga del Campo is a Chilean military general.
Gustavo Nelson Fajardo Bustamante is a Uruguayan Army General who served as Chief of the Defence Staff of the Uruguayan Armed Forces from 2021 to 2022.
Justo JoséArteaga Cuevas (1805-1882) was a Chilean Major General who participated throughout Chile's conflicts during the 19th-century as well as being the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army from April 8 to July 18,1879.
Guacamaya is an international group of hackers that has published anonymous reports and leaked sensitive files in the public interest through Distributed Denial of Secrets and Enlace Hacktivista. It operates mainly in Central and Latin America and to date has hacked major corporations and the governments of Chile,Colombia,El Salvador,Guatemala,Mexico and Peru.
