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On September 11, 1973, just prior to the capture of Palacio de La Moneda (the presidential palace) by military units loyal to Pinochet, President Salvador Allende made his famous farewell speech to Chileans on live radio (Radio Magallanes). The president spoke of his love for Chile and of his deep faith in its future.
Many Chileans and independent observers refused to accept on faith the government's version of events amid speculation that Allende had been murdered by government agents. Pinochet had long left power and died when in 2011 a Chilean court opened a criminal investigation into the circumstances of Allende's death. [151] [152]
Chileans (Spanish: Chilenos, pronounced [tʃiˈlenos]) are an ethnic group and nation native to the country of Chile and its neighboring insular territories. Most Chileans share a common culture , history , ancestry and language .
(Birth–Death) Term of office Notes — Mateo de Toro y Zambrano (1727–1811) 18 September 1810 26 February 1811 † President of the First Government Junta. Died in office. — Juan Martínez de Rozas (1759–1813) 27 February 1811 2 April 1811 Interim President of the First Government Junta. — Fernando Márquez de la Plata (1740–1818) 2 ...
Map of the Lake Ranco helicopter crash in which Sebastián Piñera died. Sebastián Piñera owned a residence in the Coique Bay area of the Futrono commune. On 6 February 2024, he attended a lunch with his sister Magdalena, businessman Ignacio Guerrero, and Ignacio's son Bautista [6] [7] at the home of businessman José Cox in the Ilihue sector of the Lago Ranco commune.
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte [A] (25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean military officer who was the dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990.From 1973 to 1981, he was the leader of the military junta, which in 1974 declared him President of the Republic and thus the dictator of Chile; [4] [5] [6] in 1980, a referendum approved a new constitution confirming him in the office ...
Following the coup on September 11, Pinochet ordered this Chilean Army death squad to target the leaders of the PU by any means necessary. The Caravan of Death, under the leadership of Sergio Arellano Stark, killed 68 people within three days, by stabbing, beating, and shooting them. The establishment of the Caravan of Death served three main ...
Ariel Dorfman – novelist, playwright (Death and the Maiden), academic, essayist, journalist and human rights activist; Jorge Edwards – 1999 Cervantes Prize winner; Alberto Fuguet – novelist; short story writer, Mala Onda, Las películas de mi vida; filmmaker, Se Arrienda; Alberto Blest Gana – novelist (Martín Rivas) Olga Grau - philosopher