Richard Helms
1913 – 2002 American Director of Central Intelligence
CIA director during covert efforts against Allende in Chile.
- Affiliations
- Director of the CIA from 1966 to 1973; career intelligence officer involved in covert action in Chile.
Richard Helms was a career intelligence officer who led the CIA from 1966 to 1973. He oversaw covert operations aimed at preventing and undermining the government of Salvador Allende in Chile. He was later convicted of misleading Congress about the agency's role in Chile.
Connections
- rival of Salvador Allende — Directed CIA efforts to undermine his government.
In the timeline
- 1953 MKUltra begins mentioned
- 1968 Nixon wins the presidency and keeps Helms mentioned
- 1972 Nixon fires Richard Helms central figure
- 1973 CIA destroys MK-Ultra records mentioned