Sergio Arredondo

Sergio Arredondo Gonzalez (died August 22, 2018) was a Chilean general who participated in the Caravan of Death in 1973 in Chile.[1] He was the second in command to Sergio Arellano Stark who led the Caravan of Death.[2] This death squad went out immediately following a successful coup and are said to be responsible for at least 75 deaths. The people who were executed were primarily non-hostile and already in custody, many were teachers, political organizers, or union leaders.[3] After the Caravan tour of duty, he also was promoted, to the director of the Infantry School.[1] He was later promoted to serve as Chile's military attache to Brazil as well.[2]

On August 22, 2018, Arredondo died in a prison hospital in Santiago, Chile after a bout with terminal lung cancer.[2] He had been serving a 15-year sentence since 2016 and was the fourth imprisoned Caravan of Death member to have died in just a period of months.[2]