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Agustín Edwards, publisher of El Mercurio, in October 2016 in Santiago, Chile. He was called Chile's "last Cold War warrior."
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Agustín Edwards
Died on April 24, 2017 at age 89
Mr. Edwards was a Chilean media magnate who published El Mercurio, the country’s most influential conservative newspaper, and played a crucial role in overthrowing the socialist government of Salvador Allende in 1973.
Notable Deaths 2017
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