The battle for Chile – Salvador Allende’s last hours in La Moneda
Before Augusto Pinochet could call himself president of Chile, he had to finish off Salvador Allende, the democratically elected left-wing president, who had named Pinochet...
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Grave of murdered UDI founder Jaime Guzmán vandalized
SANTIAGO – Just days before Chile commemorates the coup d’état known as ‘El Golpe’, the grave of Jaime Guzmán, one of Augusto Pinochet’s closest advisors...
Villa Grimaldi: how a torture center turned into a place for reconciliation
SANTIAGO – In the middle of the Santiago neighborhood of Peñalolen, Villa Grimaldi makes its home, reminding Chileans what September 11 was all about. Inside...