Gustavo Leigh

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Gustavo Leigh was a Chilean Air Force general who became one of the principal leaders of the military junta that overthrew President Salvador Allende and ruled Chile after the 1973 coup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf general
human
military officer
politician
activeYears 1973-1978 (as junta member)
alignedAgainst Marxism
birthDate 1920-09-19
causeOfDeath natural causes
conflictWith Augusto Pinochet
continentOfCitizenship South America
cooperatedWith Augusto Pinochet
César Mendoza NERFINISHED
José Toribio Merino
country Chile
countryOfCitizenship Chile
deathDate 1999-09-29
era Cold War
familyName Leigh
fullName Gustavo Leigh Guzmán
gender male
givenName Gustavo
governmentPosition member of the executive junta ruling Chile after 1973 coup
governmentTypeSupported military junta
historicalRegion Latin America
ideology anti-communism
languageSpoken Spanish
memberOf Chilean Air Force
militaryBranch Chilean Air Force
militaryRank General
notableEvent participation in bombing of La Moneda presidential palace in 1973 coup
notableFor leadership in the Chilean military junta
role in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état
occupation air force officer
military leader
opposed Unidad Popular
surface form: Popular Unity government of Chile
overthrew Salvador Allende
participantIn 1973 Chilean coup d'état
Chilean military dictatorship
surface form: Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990)
placeOfBirth Santiago
surface form: Santiago, Chile
placeOfDeath Santiago
surface form: Santiago, Chile
positionHeld Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force
Member of the Government Junta of Chile
removedFromOfficeBy Augusto Pinochet
role one of the principal leaders of the Chilean military junta

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