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Aerial Assassinations

The targeted killings of political leaders by aerial means, suspected to be orchestrated by the CIA.

Omar Torrijos

President of Panama killed in March 1981 when his plane exploded, suspected of a CIA bomb.

Jaime Roldos Aguilera

President of Ecuador killed in March 1981 in an alleged CIA-related plane explosion.

Eduardo Campos

Left-wing Brazilian presidential candidate who died in a plane crash in August 2014.

Francisco Sa Carneiro

Portuguese Prime Minister killed in a plane crash in December 1980, affecting leftist political prospects.

Frank Carlucchi

Deputy Director of the CIA in the late 70s, connected to the death of Francisco Sa Carneiro.

Dag Hammarskjold

UN Secretary General killed in a plane crash in September 1961, involved in Congo operations.

Wurlitzer

An organ company that went out of business in the 1980s, associated with CIA activities.

NSA (National Student Association)

An organization aimed at countering communist influence among international students.

Ramparts

A left-wing magazine that exposed the NSA/CIA connections in 1967.

CCF (Congress for Cultural Freedom)

A CIA-controlled organization for writers and publishing influencing cultural narratives.

Frederich Praiger

A publisher working with the CIA who published approximately 1500 books under CIA auspices.

Salvador Allende

Chilean socialist president overthrown by the CIA on September 11, 1973.

AFL-CIO

A federation of labor unions in the United States created in 1955, representing various workers.

George Meany

A prominent labor leader associated with the AFL-CIO.

Senator Frank Church

A liberal senator who led a CIA investigation in the late 70s.

William Colby

Head of the CIA during the late 70s, whose death was deemed mysterious.