Difference between revisions of "Hugh Tovar"

Hugh Tovar
Hugh Tovar ; (spook);
Born	27 December 1922; Bogota, Colombia
Died	27 June 2015 (Age 92)
Alma mater	Harvard University
Parents	• Bernardo Tovar Borda; • Helen McManigal Tovar
Spouse	• Deborah McCarthy; • Pamela Kay Balow
Member of	Association of Former Intelligence Officers, Office of Strategic Services
	Thailand Chief of Station
Dates unknown
	Start in 1973
	Laos Chief of Station
In office
	1970 - 1973
	Indonesia Chief of Station
In office
	May 1964 - September 1966
	Oversaw the massacre of a million people
	Malaysia Chief of Station
Dates unknown
	before 1964
	Spook
Dates unknown
Employer	CIA/East Asia Division/Manila Station
	Started in 1950. Worked with Edward Lansdale

Latest revision as of 01:20, 14 December 2024

Bernardo Hugh Tovar was a career spook and member of the AFIO.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Tovar was the CIA's senior representative in Laos from September 1970 until May 1973.^[4]

Aged 92.^[5]

Event	Start	End	Description
Colloquium on Intelligence Requirements for the 1990s	4 December 1987	5 December 1987	Spooky 1987 conference
Colloquium on Intelligence and Policy	9 November 1984	10 November 1984	A spooky conference in November 1984
Symposium on the Role of Special Operations in US Strategy for the 1980s	4 March 1983	5 March 1983	Spooky conference attended by the US MICC

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 |birth_date=27 December 1922
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+|birth_place=Bogota, Colombia
-|parents= Bernardo Tovar Borda, Helen McManigal Tovar
+|parents=Bernardo Tovar Borda, Helen McManigal Tovar
 |death_date=27 June 2015
 |death_place=
 |description=A spook involved in Vietnam and Indonesia
 |constitutes=spook
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+|title=Thailand Chief of Station
+|start=
+|end=
+|description=Start in 1973
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+|title=Laos Chief of Station
+|start=1970
+|end=1973
+}}{{job
+|title=Indonesia Chief of Station
+|start=May 1964
+|end=September 1966
+|description=Oversaw the massacre of a million people
+}}{{job
+|title=Malaysia Chief of Station
+|start=
+|end=
+|description=before 1964
+}}{{job
+|title=Spook
+|start=
+|end=
+|employer=CIA/East Asia Division/Manila Station
+|description=Started in 1950. Worked with [[Edward Lansdale]]
 }}
-'''Bernardo Hugh Tovar''' was a career [[spook]] and member of the [[AFIO]].
+}}
+'''Bernardo Hugh Tovar''' was a career [[spook]] and member of the [[AFIO]].<ref>https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00845R000100150006-5.pdf</ref><ref>https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/hmong-studies_hohp/38/</ref><ref>https://www.newsweek.com/hugh-tovar-cia-indonesia-348472</ref>
 ==Career==
 [[Office of Strategic Services]], [[CIA]]