Manuel Contreras
Juan Manuel "Mamo" Guillermo Contreras Sepúlveda (4 May 1929 – 7 August 2015) was a Chilean Army officer and the former head of the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA), Chile's secret police during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. In 1995, he was convicted of the murder of Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier in Washington, DC, and sentenced to seven years in prison, which he served until 2001. At the time of his death, Contreras was serving 59 unappealable sentences totaling 529 years in prison for kidnapping, forced disappearance, and assassination.
Manuel Contreras | |
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Manuel Contreras | |
| Born | Juan Manuel Guillermo Contreras Sepúlveda 4 May 1929 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 7 August 2015 (aged 86) Santiago, Chile |
| Other names | El Mamo |
| Known for | Head of secret police |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Conviction(s) | Crimes against humanity |
| Criminal penalty | 529 years imprisonment |
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