Carlos Prats

Carlos Prats
Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army
In office October 27, 1970 – August 23, 1973
President	Salvador Allende
Preceded by	René Schneider
Succeeded by	Augusto Pinochet
Chilean Minister of the Interior
In office November 2, 1972 – March 27, 1973
President	Salvador Allende
Preceded by	Jaime Suárez
Succeeded by	Gerardo Espinoza Carrillo
Chilean Minister of National Defense
In office August 9, 1973 – August 23, 1973
President	Salvador Allende
Preceded by	Clodomiro Almeyda
Succeeded by	Orlando Letelier
Personal details
Born	(1915-02-24)February 24, 1915 Talcahuano, Chile
Died	September 30, 1974(1974-09-30) (aged 59) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Manner of death	Assassination (car bomb)
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Sofía Cuthbert ​ (m. 1944⁠–⁠1974)​ - died with her husband
Children	3
Profession	Military officer
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Carlos Prats González (Spanish: [ˈkaɾlos ˈpɾats]; February 24, 1915 – September 30, 1974) was a Chilean Army officer and politician. He served as a minister in Salvador Allende's government while Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army. Immediately after General Augusto Pinochet's September 11, 1973 coup, Prats went into voluntary exile in Argentina. The following year, he and his wife, Sofía Cuthbert, were assassinated in Buenos Aires by a car bomb planted by the Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional.