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September 11th in Chile is always one of the toughest days of the year.
Today marks 47 years since the bloody military coup backed by the USA/CIA & led by Pinochet overthrew a democratically elected socialist government.
The Estadio Nacional was used as a concentration camp.
Today marks 47 years since the bloody military coup backed by the USA/CIA & led by Pinochet overthrew a democratically elected socialist government.
The Estadio Nacional was used as a concentration camp.
Many of Chile's finest artists and brightest left-wing minds were housed in the concentration camps due to their support for Salvador Allende and his socialist government.
Many were disappeared, tortured and/or killed with many families still searching for answers today.
Many were disappeared, tortured and/or killed with many families still searching for answers today.
Many fled the country or went into hiding for many years, scared of being taken by the military dictatorship.
The scars and impact this horrendous dictatorship caused still has many repercussions today, as we saw over the past year.
The scars and impact this horrendous dictatorship caused still has many repercussions today, as we saw over the past year.
The Chicago Boys policy of economics in the country under Pinochet's regime meant repression for the majority and economic success for small privileged groups that rule the country today...quite literally in the case of Sebastian Piñera.
This was always an obvious ticking time bomb, that I wrote about on here for many years. Last year the people finally rose up to challenge the privileged few in the country.
Chile’s current constitution was written in 1980, next month we will go to vote for a new constitution.
The Estadio Nacional remembers those that passed the darkest of times inside its walls with a section that is always left empty and with this message:
"A people without memory are a people without a future"
"A people without memory are a people without a future"
