Wilson, Charlie
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| Birthname | Charles Nesbitt Wilson | ||||
| born on | 1 June 1933 at 03:35 (= 03:35 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Trinity TX, USA, 30n56, 95w22 | ||||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   10°26'   09°17 Asc. 09°09'
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Biography
American politician, a 12-term congressman and the subject of the 2007 movie "Charlie Wilson's War." A liberal representative from his home state of Texas, Wilson was hawkish in foreign policy. First elected to Congress in 1973, he earned the moniker "Good time Charlie" because of his playboy lifestyle for most of his tenure in Washington. He survived at least two car crashes, allegations of cocaine use and a large fine for financial irregularities. But in 1979 the Soviets invaded Afghanistan and shortly after, Wilson visited the country. When he saw a camp of maimed, wounded and ill Afghans, he vowed to help them. Upon his return to the US, he began raising money for humanitarian aid for the impoverished country all the while covertly channeling funds, weaponry, even mules to the guerilla fighters.
A 1956 graduate of the US Naval Academy, Wilson was elected to the Texas House of Representatives and then to the State Senate. He was elected to the US Congress in 1972, taking his seat in January 1973; he retired from Congress in 1995. In later years, he did not regret his help to the Afghans; instead he regretted that the US did not fight harder for that country.
He and his wife Barbara had no children. Wilson had a heart transplant in 2007 and died from cardiopulmonary arrest on February 10, 2010 in Lufkin, TX.
Events
- Work : Gain social status 1972 (Elected to US Congress)
- Social : Great Publicity 2007 (Movie based on his life)
- Death by Heart Attack 10 February 2010 (Age 76 in Lufkin, TX)
- Health : Medical procedure 2007 (Heart transplant)
Source Notes
PT has birth certificate in hand
Categories
- Vocation : Politics : Public office
- Lifestyle : Social Life : Party animal
- Family : Parenting : Kids none
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Surgery
