Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger He died this Wednesday at the age of 100 in his home in Connecticut, the media reported. USA.
His consulting company confirmed the death, although it did not offer details about the cause of death.
The legendary and controversial diplomat had remained active until the end, despite his advanced age. Last July he visited Chinanow 100 years old, to meet with the country’s president, Xi Jinpingand high-ranking officials.
Photos of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger displayed at the Museum of Memory and Human Rights during the exhibition “State Secrets: the declassified history of the Chilean dictatorship” in Santiago on October 24, 2017. (MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP).
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It has also been common to see his opinions in the media on current affairs such as the war in Ukraine or the risks of artificial intelligence.
Kissinger was born on May 27, 1923 in Furth (Germany) within a Jewish family that came to NY fleeing from Nazism when I was still a teenager.
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Henry Kissinger (r) and Le Duc Tho (arm raised) were jointly awarded in 1973, but the Vietnamese politician declined the award.
He received the award Peace Nobel together with his Vietnamese counterpart Le Duc Thuo for their secret negotiations to end the Vietnam Warand normalized diplomatic relations between USA and China during the presidency of Richard Nixon (1969-1974).
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However, he will also be remembered for his support of dictatorships such as those of Argentina between 1976 and 1983 and the last years of the regime of Francisco Franco in Spain (ended with the death of the leader in 1975), his role in the Operation Condor to repress left-wing Latin American opponents or their support for the coup d’état against Salvador Allende in Chili in 1973.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger during their meeting in the Moscow Kremlin, Saturday, February 12, 2005. (File – AFP POOL).
He is, to date, the only person in the history of the United States who has held both the positions of Secretary of State and National Security Advisor.
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