Zelmar Michelini
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About
Uruguayan reporter and politician who is best known for being assassinated during Operation Condor in 1976. The Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Blanco Estradé was implicated in his murder.
Before Fame
His first large-scale political appointment was in 1954, when he was named a leader in the Chamber of Deputies.
Trivia
Prior to his death, he worked as a reporter for the newspaper, Acción.
Family Life
He was born in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Associated With
He and soccer player Gus Poyet were both born in Montevideo.
