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|description=The commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army at the time of the 1970 Chilean presidential election, when he was assassinated during a botched kidnapping attempt. | |description=The commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army at the time of the 1970 Chilean presidential election, when he was assassinated during a botched kidnapping attempt. | ||
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|birth_date=1913-12-31 | |birth_date=1913-12-31 | ||
|birth_place=Concepción, Chile | |birth_place=Concepción, Chile | ||
|death_date=1970-10-25 | |death_date=1970-10-25 | ||
|death_place=Santiago, Chile | |death_place=Santiago, Chile | ||
+ | |victim_of=kidnapping, assassination | ||
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+ | }}'''General René Schneider''' | ||
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+ | ==Career== | ||
+ | In 1970, the prospect of [[Salvador Allende]] winning the [[Chilean]] presidency was highly controversial, particularly within the Chilean military, because of his [[Marxist]] ideology. Schneider had expressed firm opposition to the idea of preventing Allende's inauguration by means of a [[coup d'état]]; as a constitutionalist, he wished to preserve the military's apolitical history. | ||
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+ | ==Death== | ||
+ | Killed in an attempted kidnapping in which [[Tony Sforza]] was involved.{{How}}<ref>https://www.globalresearch.ca/rene-schneider-constitutionalist-general/5727552</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 28 October 2020
René Schneider (soldier) | |
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Born | 1913-12-31 Concepción, Chile |
Died | 1970-10-25 (Age 56) Santiago, Chile |
Nationality | Chilean |
Victim of | • kidnapping • assassination |
Interest of | Pia Union |
The commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army at the time of the 1970 Chilean presidential election, when he was assassinated during a botched kidnapping attempt. |
General René Schneider
Career
In 1970, the prospect of Salvador Allende winning the Chilean presidency was highly controversial, particularly within the Chilean military, because of his Marxist ideology. Schneider had expressed firm opposition to the idea of preventing Allende's inauguration by means of a coup d'état; as a constitutionalist, he wished to preserve the military's apolitical history.
Death
Killed in an attempted kidnapping in which Tony Sforza was involved.[How?][1]
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