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Henry Kissinger has continued to act as a mediator between the US and China to this day. He was one of the few prominent US politicians who opposed imposing sanctions on China in the wake of the Tiananmen Massacre of 1989.
Henry Kissinger is infamous for his support for anti-communist dictatorships to stop the spread of communism. As National Security Advisor under Nixon, he supported Pakistani dictator, General [[File:YahyaKhan.png]] Yahya Khan, in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. Kissinger actively participated in the [[File:CIA.png]] CIA's destabilization and sabotage of Chilean Socialist Party member [[File:Allende.png]] Salvador Allende's presidential campaign and presidency through various coup attempts, elections interference, and sanctions that would result in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état and General [[File:Pinochet-hat.png]] Augusto Pinochet's rise to power.
As Secretary of the State under President Gerald Ford, he supported the Argentine Military dictator [[File:Videla.png]] Jorge Rafael Videla's Dirty War against left-wing opposition and backed Indonesian dictator and President [[File:Suharto.png]] Suharto's invasion of East Timor and its subsequent genocide. Kissinger was also actively involved in negotiations regarding the Rhodesian Bush War. Kissinger, along with South Africa's Prime Minister [[File:NasionaleParty(Apartheid).png]] B.J. Vorster, pressured Rhodesian Prime Minister [[File:Rhodesian-Front.png]] Ian Smith to hasten the transition to black majority rule in [[File:Cball-Rhodesia.png]] Rhodesia.
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