Roberto Kozak (14 May 1942 – 4 September 2015) was an Argentine naturalized

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

an diplomat and humanitarian of Ukrainian descent, notable for his work to rescue people from the prisons and death squads of the Chilean military dictatorship. Kozak was a recipient of the

Order of Bernardo O'Higgins The Order of Bernardo O'Higgins () is an award issued by Chile. It is the highest civilian honor awarded to non-Chilean citizens. This award was established in 1965 and named after one of the founders of the Chilean state, the independentist gener ...

with the rank Grand Cross, Chile's highest honour for non-Chilean civilians. He is called 'Latin America's

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' for his help provided to political prisoners after the

1973 Chilean coup d'état The 1973 Chilean coup d'état () was a military overthrow of the democratic socialist president of Chile Salvador Allende and his Popular Unity (Chile), Popular Unity coalition government. Allende, who has been described as the first Marxist ...

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1942 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Argentine people Argentine diplomats Naturalized citizens of Chile {{Humanrights-activist-stub

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