Manuel contreras y pinochet biography

          Contreras, who headed agency that kidnapped, tortured and killed thousands, died while serving year sentence for crimes against.

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        2. Juan Manuel "Mamo" Guillermo Contreras Sepúlveda (4 May – 7 August ) was a Chilean Army officer and the former head of the National Intelligence.
        3. A key figure in the dictatorship of the s and '80s, he was imprisoned for crimes against humanity.
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          5. Juan Manuel "Mamo" Guillermo Contreras Sepúlveda (4 May – 7 August ) was a Chilean Army officer and the former head of the National Intelligence.!

          Manuel Contreras

          Chilean general (1929–2015)

          In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Contreras and the second or maternal family name is Sepúlveda.

          Manuel Contreras

          Manuel Contreras

          Born

          Juan Manuel Guillermo Contreras Sepúlveda


          (1929-05-04)4 May 1929

          Santiago, Chile

          Died7 August 2015(2015-08-07) (aged 86)

          Santiago, Chile

          Other namesEl Mamo
          Known forHead of secret police
          Criminal statusDeceased
          Conviction(s)Crimes against humanity
          Criminal penalty529 years imprisonment

          Juan Manuel "Mamo" GuillermoContreras 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.