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Poster has a black background with an image of a man's face in profile on the left. On the right is white text. It reads, "I was born a Chilean/ I am a Chilean/ I will die a Chilean/ They, the Fascists, were born traitors/ live as traitors,/ and will be/ remembered forever/ as fascist traitors./ Orlando Letelier, 10, September 1976." The left edge has "National Chile Center/ Chile Democratico, USA."Letelier was an economist and diplomat during the presidency of Chilean President Salvador Allende. As a refugee from the 1973 military dictatorship of US-backed General Augusto Pinochet, Letelier lived in Washington, D.C. where he was engaged in policy research and advocacy. He and his assistant Ronni Moffitt were assassinated in 1976. [LMC]