page_title: Agustín Edwards Eastman
hierarchical_section_title: Agustín Edwards Eastman
caption_attribution_description: Agustín Iván Edmundo Edwards Eastman, (París, Francia, 24 de noviembre de 1927-). Es un empresario y periodista chileno, actual heredero y propietario de El Mercurio S.A.P., Definido por muchos autores como el principal asset de la CIA en Chile, por ser parte importante de su Operación Sinsonte (Mockingbird).1 de acuerdo al Comité Church.
context_page_description: Agustín Iván Edmundo Edwards Eastman was a Chilean newspaper publisher, and one of the richest people in Chile. He inherited his family's newspaper company El Mercurio SAP, which publishes Chile's leading national dailies El Mercurio and La Segunda among others, when his father died in 1956. He has been described as a media baron, and is known for his right-wing views. Throughout his time as publisher, he has used El Mercurio SAP's newspapers to influence public opinion in Chile, and he supported the 1973 coup d'état to oust socialist President Salvador Allende.
context_section_description: Agustín Iván Edmundo Edwards Eastman (24 November 1927 – 24 April 2017) was a Chilean newspaper publisher, and one of the richest people in Chile. He inherited his family's newspaper company El Mercurio SAP, which publishes Chile's leading national dailies El Mercurio and La Segunda among others, when his father died in 1956. He has been described as a media baron, and is known for his right-wing views. Throughout his time as publisher, he has used El Mercurio SAP's newspapers to influence public opinion in Chile, and he supported the 1973 coup d'état to oust socialist President Salvador Allende.
caption: Edwards in 2014
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