Word: montalva
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Dates: during 1973-1973
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...position of Minister of Defense, Allende named a civilian, Orlando Letelier del Solar, until recently Ambassador to Washington. The sensitive post of Interior Minister fell to Carlos Briones, a close personal friend. Briones, as it happens, has managed to stay on good terms with former President Eduardo Frei Montalva, leader of the opposition Christian Democrats. If a crisis should require contact between Chile's past and present Presidents, Briones could provide the liaison...