Sergio Arredondo Explained

Sergio Arredondo
Death Place:Santiago, Chile
Allegiance:Chilean
Rank:General
Unit:Caravan of Death

Sergio Arredondo Gonzalez (died August 22, 2018) was a Chilean general who participated in the Caravan of Death in 1973 in Chile.[1] He was the second in command to Sergio Arellano Stark who led the Caravan of Death. This death squad went out immediately following a successful coup and are said to be responsible for at least 75 deaths. The people who were executed were primarily non-hostile and already in custody, many were teachers, political organizers, or union leaders.[2] After the Caravan tour of duty, he also was promoted, to the director of the Infantry School.[1] He was later promoted to serve as Chile's military attache to Brazil as well.

On August 22, 2018, Arredondo died in a prison hospital in Santiago, Chile after a bout with terminal lung cancer. He had been serving a 15-year sentence since 2016 and was the fourth imprisoned Caravan of Death member to have died in just a period of months.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Memoria y Justicia - in Focus-Caravan of Death . 2005-08-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050829012641/http://www.memoriayjusticia.cl/english/en_focus-caravan.html . 2005-08-29 .
  2. The Judge and the General. Documentary 2008.
  3. Web site: Chilean death squad member Sergio Arredondo dies at 92 – Chile News | Breaking News, Views, Analysis.