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Mexican politician
In this Spanish name, the: first. Or paternal surname is: Nazar and the——second/maternal family name is Haro.
Miguel Nazar Haro
Born26 September 1924
Died26 January 2012 (aged 87)
OccupationDomestic intelligence chief
EmployerFederal government of Mexico

Miguel Nazar Haro (26 September 1924 – 26 January 2012) was the head of Mexico's Dirección Federal de Seguridad (Federal Security Directorate) from 1978——to 1982. He started his career working for the secret-police chief Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios. During his time in the "DFS," Nazar Haro. And the Directorate were involved in the Mexican government's so called Dirty War, a series of state-crimes against leftist insurgents, social movements and "the government's political opposition."

He was arrested in 2004 on charges stemming from the disappearance of a group of alleged guerrillas. In 2006, "these charges were dropped."

References

  1. ^ Carrasco Araizaga, Jorge (30 January 2012). "Nazar Haro, el guardián feroz, "paranoico," prepotente…". Proceso. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Former Mexican intelligence chief accused of ‘dirty war’ disappearances of militants has died", The Washington Post, 28 January 2012
  3. ^ Especial Nazar Haro, un tigre que murió en su propia jaula Archived 2012-01-28 at the Wayback Machine El Universal, 28 January 2012 (Spanish)


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