Chile, a seed that continues to germinate
“The seed that we planted in the conscience of thousands and thousands of Chileans cannot be definitively destroyed,” the president said from La Moneda Palace in his final message to the people. Salvador Allende the 11 of September of 1973.
That day, with his death and the assault on the La Moneda Palace, a dictatorship led by General Augusto Pinochet was established for 17 years, which put an end to the Popular Unity government, victorious in the elections of September 4, 1970.
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13
On the 50th anniversary of the civic-military coup, the government of Gabriel Boric implemented a national plan to find and identify those detained and disappeared during the dictatorship, estimated by human rights organizations to number 1.469, of whom the remains of 307 have been recovered. “Justice has taken far too long,” said Boric. “This is not a favor to the families; it is a duty to society as a whole to deliver the answer that the country deserves and needs.”
“The State separated them from their families, and it is the State that must take responsibility for reparations, punish those responsible, and sustain the search,” said Luis Cordero, Chile’s Minister of Justice and Human Rights.
Chile is also seeking information from the United States regarding its role in the coup against President Salvador Allende in September 1973. The Chilean Chamber of Deputies approved a resolution on August 9th instructing the Foreign Ministry to demand that Washington share secret files concerning its involvement during Richard Nixon's presidency.
Memory and Human Rights Forum
University of Playa Ancha, Valparaíso | University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
September 4 to 9
40 - 50 - 50 Memories, Human Rights and Democracy
2023 is a year marked by the 50th anniversary of the civic-military coups in Uruguay and Chile and the 40th anniversary of the return to democracy in Argentina, events in the contemporary history of Latin America that shape current challenges in the search for alternatives to strengthen democracy and keep the flame of memory alive.
Podcast: Memories, Human Rights and Democracy in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile
Luis Vitale: A forgotten Latin American Marxist
Within the Collection of the Notebooks of Latin American Critical ThoughtCLACSO presents “Luis Vitale: A forgotten Latin American Marxist”, by Michael Löwy and Marco Álvarez.
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