Jorge Alessandri person
also: Alessandri, President Alessandri
Explore in graph → Export claims (CSV) ↓
Related entities (most co-mentioned)
Claims (4)
Chilean Defense Council proposed
Jorge Alessandri documented
document
“On July 19 1964 the Chilean Defense Council ... went to President Alessandri to propose a coup d'etat if Allende won…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.167
National Party supported
Jorge Alessandri documented
document
“The conservative National Party... supported 74-year-old ex-President Jorge Alessandri…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.171
International Telephone and Telegraph funded
Jorge Alessandri documented
document
“Some $350,000of ITT money was passed to Alessandri during the campaign-$250,000 to his campaign…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.172
ITT Corporation funded
Jorge Alessandri documented
document
“ITT later passes $350,000to the Alessandri campaignthrough anintermediary…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 7: Covert Action · p.209
Mentions (3)
▶ 38:20
the CIA's chief of covert operations in the Western Hemisphere. They met in the ITT suite at the Sheraton Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C. in July. Geenan said that his company wanted to see the CIA as a conduit to pass money to the campai…
▶ 38:49
make its contribution directly and with help from the CIA officers in Santiago. It did. ITT covertly donated $350,000 to Alessandri's campaign and arranged for other American businesses to donate another $350,000. The CIA's spoiling campaig…
▶ 25:31
And the CIA would ensure that the enemies were taken care of. There would be a second conference in early 1962 when the U.S. was already looking into what support to put where in Latin America. Chile, under President Alessandri, who was a m…