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Carlos Prats, Chilean general and politician, Chilean Minister of Defense (born 1915)

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Carlos Prats

Chilean Army officer and politician, assassinated

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. He resigned in August 1973 amid growing national discontent. Immediately after General Augusto Pinochet's…
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Ministry of National Defense (Chile)

Chilean government ministry responsible for military and national defense affairs

The Ministry of National Defense is the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of "maintaining the independence and sovereignty" of Chile. It is also charged with planning, directing, coordinating, executing, controlling and informing the defense policies formulated by…
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