Sergio Arredondo
Died(2018-08-22)August 22, 2018
Santiago, Chile
AllegianceChilean
RankGeneral
UnitCaravan 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[2]

On August 22, 2018, Arredondo died in a prison hospital in Santiago, Chile after a bout with terminal lung cancer.[2] 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.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Memoria y Justicia - in Focus-Caravan of Death". Archived from the original on 2005-08-29. Retrieved 2005-08-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Chilean death squad member Sergio Arredondo dies at 92 – Chile News | Breaking News, Views, Analysis".
  3. ↑ The Judge and the General. Documentary 2008.
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