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{{Villain_Infobox|Image = Henry Kissinger.jpg|fullname = Henry Alfred Kissinger|alias = Heinz Alfred Kissinger (birth name)|origin = Fürth, Bavaria, Germany|occupation = U.S. Secretary of State (1973-1977)<br>U.S. National Security Advisor (1969-1975)|skills = Foreign advisor for Nixon and Ford (formerly)<br>Living a life of relative ease as a celebrated war hero, despite his [[crimes against humanity]]|hobby = Bombing Cambodia and Vietnam<br>Denying his [[war crimes]]|goals = Bomb Cambodia to kill North Vietnamese soldiers (succeeded)<br> Kill thousands of innocent Cambodians (succeeded)<br>Support brutal dictatorships in Chile, Argentina, Pakistan, and Cambodia (succeeded)<br>Get away with war crimes, and be deemed as a hero instead (succeeded)|type of villain = Corrupt American Terrorist|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>Corruption<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br> Human rights abuses<br>[[Arms trafficking]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>Interfering in other countries's political affairs<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Anti-Native American Sentiment]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Asiaphobia]]<br>False incrimination}}
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Living a life of relative ease as a celebrated war hero, despite his [[crimes against humanity]].|hobby = Bombing Cambodia and Vietnam
Denying his [[war crimes]]|goals = Bomb Cambodia to kill North Vietnamese soldiers (succeeded)  
Kill thousands of innocent Cambodians (succeeded)
 
Support brutal dictatorships in Chile, Pakistan, and Cambodia (succeeded)
 
Get away with war crimes, and be deemed as a hero instead (succeeded)|type of villain = Celebrated War Criminal and Terrorist|crimes = War Crimes
Terrorism
 
Corruption  
 
Crimes Against Humanity
 
Human Rights Violations
 
Ethnic Cleansing
 
Genocide  
 
Human Right Abuses
 
Racism
 
Classism}}
{{Quote|The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.|Henry Kissinger}}
{{Quote|The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.|Henry Kissinger}}
'''Henry Alfred Kissinger''' (May 27, 1923 – November 29, 2023) was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as National Security Advisor under [[Richard Nixon]] and Gerald Ford (1969-1975) and Secretary Of State under Gerald Ford (1973-1977) among other advisory roles, and is the founder and chairman of Kissinger Associates an international consulting firm founded in 1982.
'''Henry Alfred Kissinger''' (born in Furth Germany on May 27<sup>th</sup>, 1923) is an American diplomat and political scientist who served as National Security Adviser under [[Richard Nixon]] and Gerald Ford (1969 - 1975) and Secretary Of State under Gerald Ford (1973-1977) among other advisory roles, and is the founder and chairman of Kissinger Associates an international consulting firm founded in 1982.


A Jewish refugee who fled [[Nazi Party|Nazi Germany]] with his family in 1938, he became a National Security Advisor in 1969 and U.S. Secretary of State in 1973. For his actions negotiating a ceasefire in Vietnam, Kissinger received the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize under controversial circumstances, with two members of the committee resigning in protest. Kissinger later sought, unsuccessfully, to return the prize after the ceasefire failed.
A Jewish refugee who fled [[Nazi Party|Nazi Germany]] with his family in 1938, he became a National Security Advisor in 1969 and U.S. Secretary of State in 1973. For his actions negotiating a ceasefire in Vietnam, Kissinger received the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize under controversial circumstances, with two members of the committee resigning in protest. Kissinger later sought, unsuccessfully, to return the prize after the ceasefire failed.
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== Villainy ==
== Villainy ==
Due to his controversial and borderline illegal actions as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, he is considered by many a war criminal.
Due to his controversial and borderline illegal actions as National Security Adviser and Secretary of State, he is considered by many a war criminal.
 
This is for overseeing the mass bombings of Cambodia and Laos during the Nixon administration (especially during the [[Vietnam War]]) resulting in the deaths of between 50,000-150,000 Cambodian men, women, and children rather than the intended targets of North Vietnamese troops and [[Viet Cong]] militias.


Is mostly responsible for the [[Watergate scandal]] and shoved all the blame on [[Richard Nixon]]. Whilst Nixon was partly responsible for it, it was mostly Kissinger who just shoved all the blame onto Nixon to make himself look good.
This is for overseeing the mass bombings of Cambodia and Laos during the Nixon administration (especially during the [[Vietnam War]]) resulting in the deaths of between 50,000 - 150,000 Cambodian men, women, and children rather than the intended targets of North Vietnamese troops and [[Viet Cong]] militias.


These bombings destabilized governments while displaying Kissinger's callous disregard for human life.
These bombings destabilized governments while displaying Kissinger's callous disregard for human life.
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These bombings led to the rise of the [[Khmer Rouge]] and [[Pol Pot]], who carried out a [[Cambodian Genocide|genocide]] against millions of Vietnamese and Cambodian civilians.
These bombings led to the rise of the [[Khmer Rouge]] and [[Pol Pot]], who carried out a [[Cambodian Genocide|genocide]] against millions of Vietnamese and Cambodian civilians.


Another crime of his was his pivotal involvement in pressuring Nixon to overthrow democratically elected president Salvador Allende of Chile in 1973. He oversaw the overthrow of the government and its replacement with the regime of [[Augusto Pinochet]], a mass-murdering dictator who killed several thousands of his own citizens and interned and tortured thousands more; this was a part of [[Operation Condor]], a multi-year campaign of [[state terrorism]] in South America that was backed by the CIA and established a number of right-wing military dictatorships in South America in order to prevent communism from taking hold in South America.
Another crime of his was his pivotal involvement in pressuring Nixon to overthrow democratically elected president Salvador Allende of Chile in 1973. He oversaw the overthrow of the government and its replacement with the regime of [[Augusto Pinochet]], a mass-murdering dictator who killed several thousands of his own citizens and interned and tortured thousands more; this was a part of [[Operation Condor]], a multi-year campaign of [[state terrorism]] in South America that was backed by the [[CIA]] and established a number of right-wing military dictatorships in South America in order to prevent communism from taking hold in South America.


Kissinger was involved in providing arms to the [[Suharto]] regime during their invasion of East Timor. He also showed his support for the [[Yahya Khan]] regime in Pakistan, ignoring the fact that the Pakistani government was carrying out a [[1971 Bangladesh Genocide|genocide]] in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
Kissinger was involved in providing arms to the [[Suharto]] regime during their invasion of East Timor. He also showed his support for the [[Yahya Khan]] regime in Pakistan, ignoring the fact that the Pakistani government was carrying out a [[genocide]] in East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.


Kissinger also acted as [[UNITA]]'s lifeline to the U.S. during the early years of the Angolan Civil War. The U.S. was well known for their support of UNITA and their leader, [[Jonas Savimbi]], during the [[Cold War]], as UNITA was the main opposition to the Soviet Union-backed [[MPLA]] regime of [[José Eduardo dos Santos]]. The U.S. supplied UNITA with aid and weapons; they also supplied weapons to [[Apartheid]] South Africa, which was allied with UNITA.  
Kissinger also acted as [[UNITA]]'s lifeline to the U.S. during the early years of the Angolan Civil War. The U.S. was well known for their support of UNITA and their leader, [[Jonas Savimbi]], during the [[Cold War]], as UNITA was the main opposition to the Soviet Union-backed [[MPLA]] regime of [[José Eduardo dos Santos]]. The U.S. supplied UNITA with aid and weapons; they also supplied weapons to [[Apartheid]] South Africa, which was allied with UNITA.


== Death ==
Kissinger died at his home in Kent, Connecticut, on November 29, 2023, at the age of 100. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Maginnes Kissinger; two children, David and Elizabeth; and five grandchildren. His death was announced by Kissinger Associates, his consulting firm. Kissinger Associates announced that the funeral would be private, and would be followed by a memorial service in New York City.
== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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Henry Kissinger.jpg
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Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at a meeting following the assassinations in Beirut, 1976 - NARA - 70664991.jpg
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