Operation Colombo

Operation Colombo was a clandestine operation by the Chilean secret police under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. In 1975, over 100 Chilean leftists disappeared as part of this operation. This was one of many human rights abuses that occurred during Pinochet's rule, which began after he led a military coup overthrowing Salvador Allende in 1973. The regime was responsible for widespread torture and the killing of political opponents. Operation Colombo was later brought to light through declassified documents, particularly after the assassination of Orlando Letelier in Washington D.C. in 1976, which was also linked to the Pinochet regime and Operation Condor.12