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“We commemorate a painful date that undoubtedly represents a turning point in our history,” left-wing President Gabriel Boric said Monday at La Moneda government headquarters in the capital Santiago de Chile. Boric advocated democracy as the only path to a fairer and more humane society. The victims of the dictatorship were commemorated during a minute’s silence.
The coup of September 11, 1973 began a seventeen-year dictatorship. As the soldiers entered the government headquarters, President Allende shot himself with a Kalashnikov. Thousands of people were tortured and murdered in the following years, and many more were kidnapped or driven into exile. The coup led by General Augusto Pinochet continues to divide Chilean society. Families of victims of the military dictatorship complain that many crimes have never been solved and those responsible have not been brought to justice.
The heads of state and government of Mexico, Colombia, Bolivia, Uruguay and Portugal, among others, took part in the commemoration meeting. The daughter of the deposed president, Senator Isabel Allende (78), was also present at the memorial service.
(SDA)
Source: Blick
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