Roberto Kozak


Roberto Kozak was an Argentinian diplomat and humanitarian of Ukrainian descent, notable for his work to rescue people from the prisons and death squads of the Chilean military dictatorship. Kozak was a recipient of the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins with the rank Grand Cross, Chile's highest honour for non-Chilean civilians. He is called 'Latin America's Schindler' for his help to political prisoners after the 1973 Chilean coup d'état.