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Article: Based on political question doctrine, D.C. Circuit dismisses lawsuit against former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, for his alleged role in death of Chilean army general during 1970 overthrow.
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- International Law Update
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
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The plaintiffs in the following case are the children and personal representative of the Chilean general, Rene Schneider, who died during the 1970 coup d'Etat in Chile. In 2001, they sued the U.S. Government and former National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger, in the District of Columbia federal court, alleging that the U.S. had a role in the abduction, torture and death of General Schneider.
According to plaintiffs, Socialist candidate Dr. Salvador Allende won a plurality of the vote in Chile's 1970 presidential election. To prevent Allende from becoming president, U.S. "policymakers" considered a military coup. President Richard Nixon allegedly authorized $10 ...