About Enrique Montero Marx
Lived 1928 – 2022 (aged 94). Enrique Montero Marx was a Chilean lawyer and military personnel.
Enrique José de la Cruz Montero Marx (28 February 1928 – 20 July 2022) was a Chilean lawyer and military officer who reached the rank of air brigadier general in the Chilean Air Force (FACh).
He served as undersecretary of the interior (1973–1982) and minister of the interior (1982–1983) during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. He studied law at the University of Chile. In that role, he oversaw the final drafting of the 1980 Constitution and negotiated the surrender to the United States of Michael Townley, implicated in the assassination of former foreign minister Orlando Letelier. On 22 April 1982 he became minister of the interior, serving until 10 August 1983, when he was succeeded by Sergio Onofre Jarpa. In 1991 he formed part of the advisory team to Agustín Edwards Eastman during the kidnapping of his son, Cristián.
He was prosecuted on several occasions in human-rights cases, including the “Operación Colombo” case.
Montero died in Santiago on 20 July 2022, aged 94.
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Who was Enrique Montero Marx?
Chilean military officer (1928–2022)
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Enrique Montero Marx was born on 28 February 1928 in Ovalle.
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Enrique Montero Marx died on 20 July 2022.
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Enrique Montero Marx was a lawyer and military personnel.
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Enrique Montero Marx was Chilean.
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