A who's who of Operation Condor in Latin America: Pinochet, Videla, Stroessner, Kissinger and Contreras

Chef Anthony Bourdain wrote in his books:

“Once you’ve been to Cambodia, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands."

The same can be said if you visited Argentina or Chile. This infographic identifies some of the key figures of Condor in Latin America such as Pinochet, Videla, Stroessner, Kissinger and Contreras

Poster: Notable figures, images from left to right.

Chas Gerretsen (19 September 1973). General Augusto Pinochet [Photograph]. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:General_Augusto_Pinochet,_19_September,_1973.jpg

Unknown author. (29 March 1976) Jorge Rafael Videla sworn in as president at the Casa Rosada [Photograph]. Alamy. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jorge_Rafael_Videla_Oath.PNG 

Frank Scherschel (October 1959) Alfredo Stroessner at desk [Photograph]. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alfredo_Stroessner_at_desk.jpg

Author Unknown. Hugo Banzer Suarez, General, Presidente da Bolívia [Photograph]. (1972) Arquivo Nacionalhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hugo_Banzer_Suarez,_General,_Presidente_da_Bol%C3%ADvia..tif

U.S. Department of State (September 22, 1973)Henry A. Kissinger, U.S. Secretary of State, 1973-1977 [Photograph]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_A._Kissinger,_U.S._Secretary_of_State,_1973-1977.jpg

Photo courtesy La Nacion/MCT/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (n.d.). U.S. citizen Michael Townley and his wife, Mariana Callejas. [Photograph]. Getty Images.https://www.gettyimages.no/detail/news-photo/when-a-chilean-judge-last-month-handed-down-the-harshest-news-photo/112875669?adppopup=true

Agencia Nacional de Prensa de la República Argentina (1982) Reynaldo Bignone [Photograph]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reynaldo_Bignone-2.jpg

Revista Panorama (24 September 1974). José López Rega [Photograph]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jos%C3%A9_L%C3%B3pez_Rega_1974.png

HO/AFP via Getty Images (n.d). Chilean police photograph of German fugitive Paul Schafer [Photograph]. Getty Images. https://www.gettyimages.no/detail/news-photo/chilean-police-photograph-of-german-fugitive-paul-schafer-news-photo/51819131

Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (n.d.). Ministros de Estado del presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva [Photograph of Sergio Stark, cropped]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ministros_de_Estado_del_presidente_Eduardo_Frei_Montalva.jpg

DANIEL GARCIA / Staff (November 01, 1985) File photo of former navy captain Alfredo Astiz [Photograph]. Getty Images. https://www.gettyimages.no/detail/news-photo/file-photo-of-former-navy-captain-alfredo-astiz-dubbed-the-news-photo/678339250?adppopup=true