The World - News from Aug. 16, 1985
The Chilean government fired 29 paramilitary police officers, including four generals and 17 colonels, in the biggest armed forces shake-up since the military seized power 12 years ago. A government statement gave no reason for the move. But the head of the paramilitary police, Gen. Cesar Mendoza, resigned recently after a judge accused the force of involvement in the March murders of three Communist foes of the government.
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