The 1969 kidnapping of the United States Ambassador to Brazil was the kidnapping of Charles Burke Elbrick by the National Liberation Action (ALN) and the October 8th Revolutionary Movement (MR8) in protest of the US-backed military dictatorship. Fernando Gabeira and helped plan and execute the operation. In order to begin negotiations, the kidnappers demanded that their letter-manifesto be read and printed in the media, which was done. The ambassador was released after 78 hours in exchange for the release of 15 political prisoners imprisoned by the military dictatorship, who were exiled to Mexico. It was among the most high-profile guerrilla actions taken against the military dictatorship (1964-1985).
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