J.C. King
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J. C. King Joseph Caldwell King (1900–1977) was the Chief of the Western Hemisphere Division of the CIA in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also known by his CIA code name of Oliver G. Galbond and as Colonel J.C. King.
and Argentina
. After this, he joined Nelson Rockefeller
's Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
(CIAA), also known as the Rockefeller Office. He was stationed in Argentina from 1941 to 1945 and Guatemala
from 1952 to 1953. King is believed to have advocated assassination
of Che Guevara
and Fidel
and Raul Castro
as early as December 11, 1959. He is also believed to be the CIA point man of the overthrow of João Goulart
, President of Brazil, in 1964. King officially retired from the CIA in 1967, but soon came back as a CIA consultant. He was CEO of the Amazon
Natural Drug Company, known as a front for the CIA. King's health was deteriorating at that time due to a combination of his age and Parkinson's disease and he died in January 1977.
Career
King graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1923. King then became a vice-president at Johnson and Johnson in charge of BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. After this, he joined Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was the 41st Vice President of the United States , serving under President Gerald Ford, and the 49th Governor of New York , as well as serving the Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower administrations in a variety of positions...
's Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
The Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs was a United States agency promoting inter-American cooperation during the 1940s, especially in commercial and economic areas...
(CIAA), also known as the Rockefeller Office. He was stationed in Argentina from 1941 to 1945 and Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
from 1952 to 1953. King is believed to have advocated assassination
Assassination
To carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...
of Che Guevara
Che Guevara
Ernesto "Che" Guevara , commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist...
and Fidel
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
and Raul Castro
Raúl Castro
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz is a Cuban politician and revolutionary who has been President of the Council of State of Cuba and the President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba since 2008; he previously exercised presidential powers in an acting capacity from 2006 to 2008...
as early as December 11, 1959. He is also believed to be the CIA point man of the overthrow of João Goulart
João Goulart
João Belchior Marques Goulart was a Brazilian politician and the 24th President of Brazil until a military coup d'état deposed him on April 1, 1964. He is considered to have been the last left-wing President of the country until Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in 2003.-Name:João Goulart is...
, President of Brazil, in 1964. King officially retired from the CIA in 1967, but soon came back as a CIA consultant. He was CEO of the Amazon
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
Natural Drug Company, known as a front for the CIA. King's health was deteriorating at that time due to a combination of his age and Parkinson's disease and he died in January 1977.