Historias Unknown Carmen & Cristina

Victor Jara was a popular singer in Chile, famous for his folk songs that focused on politics, human rights, and social justice. This, along with aligning himself with Allende, made him a target for the Chilean right-wing, and he was captured and killed by the Pinochet regime after the US backed coup against Allende. Following Victor Jara’s assassination, his family fought a decades-long battle for justice, which continues to this day.
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Sources
https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-02-28/the-last-days-of-victor-jara-chiles-political-poet-killed-by-the-pinochet-dictatorship.html 
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/18/us/victor-jara.html 
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-20897545 
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https://cja.org/what-we-do/litigation/jara-v-barrientos/
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In October 1998, General Augusto Pinochet was arrested for crimes of genocide and terrorism. He spent months in house arrest in England, but 15 months after his arrest, he was declared not fit to stand trial. Upon his return to Chile, he was charged for his role in the Caravan of Death. He faced more charges over the next 5 years, but died of a heart attack in 2006. At the time of his death, he faced 300 criminal charges. He never spent a day in jail.
On this episode of Historias Unknown, Cristina tells Carmen what led up to the end of the Pinochet regime and what came after.

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Sources
A Nation Of Enemies: Chile Under Pinochet by Pamela Constable & Arturo Valenzuela
The Pinochet FIle by Peter Kornbluh
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/11/chile-marks-50-years-since-pinochets-brutal-coup
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/09/chile-coup-democracy-1988-pinochet/675275/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet
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In the aftermath of the Pinochet coup, Chileans faced unimaginable horrors under the military dictatorship. The Caravan of Death: Initiated by Pinochet, this series of massacres between September 30th and October 22nd, 1973, led to the deaths of at least 97 people. Victims were tortured, stabbed, and shot, their bodies disposed of in unmarked graves or dumped into the ocean. DINA's Reign of Terror: The National Intelligence Directorate, DINA, became a powerful and ruthless secret police force, tasked with eradicating Marxism. Their tactics included infiltration, torture, and assassination, targeting leftist movements and their sympathizers both domestically and internationally.
In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen what followed after Pinochet's rise to power. Including the human rights violations, prison camps, caravan of death and DINA. Stay tuned for the next episode as we explore the downfall of Pinochet's regime.
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Sources
A Nation Of Enemies: Chile Under Pinochet by Pamela Constable & Arturo Valenzuela
The Pinochet FIle by Peter Kornbluh
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After Salvador Allende's presidency in Chile and the coup that deposed him, one man rose to power: Augusto Pinochet. A figure shrouded in ambiguity until the devastating consequences of his rule unfolded.
In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about what who Augusto Pinochet was and the weeks that followed the coup of 1973. While many celebrated the coup, followers of Allende mourned, recognizing the ominous future ahead. Pinochet's unassuming demeanor masked his vehement anti-Marxist stance and disdain for Allende. Despite initial doubts about Pinochet's involvement in the coup, he emerged as a pivotal figure. His regime unleashed a reign of terror, marked by thousands of deaths, disappearances, and widespread repression, revealing the true extent of his ruthless authoritarianism.
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Sources
A Nation Of Enemies: Chile Under Pinochet by Pamela Constable & Arturo Valenzuela
The Pinochet FIle by Peter Kornbluh
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/pinochet/overview.htm
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6606013
https://www.britannica.com/topic/dictator-ruler
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/revisited/20230908-five-decades-on-chile-still-grapples-with-legacy-of-pinochet-dictatorship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet
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On 9/11/1973, Salvador Allende’s government was overthrown by the military. Among the conspirators was Chile’s future dictator, Augusto Pinochet.
In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the day of the coup, and Allende’s final moments.
This is part two of a series on Chile. In part one, Historias Unknown covered the life of Allende, leading up to the coup. The next episodes in the series will cover the Pinochet regime and the end of the dictatorship in the next few episodes.
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Sources
Salvador Allende: Revolutionary Democrat by Victor Figueroa Clark
https://www.npr.org/2019/02/22/696057482/trumps-venezuela-moves-follow-long-history-of-intervention-in-latin-america 
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1193755188/chile-coup-50-years-pinochet-kissinger-human-rights-allende 
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/6/fifty-years-after-chiles-coup-the-search-for-truth-continues 
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salvador-Allende 
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Salvador Allende died during the US backed coup of Chile, but other than that, not a lot of people are familiar with who he was.
In this episode, Carmen goes over a brief history of Chile, focusing on Salvador Allende, leading up to his presidency and the events that unfolded during his time in office. Allende's upbringing within a politically active family, his education, and his early involvement in left-wing politics. As well as the socio-political context of Chile during Allende's formative years, emphasizing the country's economic turmoil, social inequality, and the emergence of leftist movements amidst government repression. Carmen tells Cristina about Salvador Allende's life, political ideology, and the complex socio-political landscape of Chile during his presidency, and the covert interventions by the US, aimed at destabilizing his government.
This is just part one, Historias Unknown will be covering the coup, the pinochet regime and the end of the dictatorship in the next few episodes.
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Sources
Salvador Allende: Revolutionary Democrat by Victor Figueroa Clark
https://www.npr.org/2019/02/22/696057482/trumps-venezuela-moves-follow-long-history-of-intervention-in-latin-america 
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1193755188/chile-coup-50-years-pinochet-kissinger-human-rights-allende 
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/salvador-allende-killed/ 
https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/chile-coup-timeline/ 
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/marxism 
https://library.brown.edu/create/modernlatinamerica/chapters/chapter-10-chile/primary-documents-w-accompanying-discussion-questions/document-25-final-speech-by-salvador-allende-1973/ 
https://library.brown.edu/create/modernlatinamerica/chapters/chapter-10-chile/figures-in-chilean-history/ 
https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-05-26/the-private-meeting-between-kissinger-and-pinochet-in-chile-we-want-to-help.html#?rel=mas 
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/chile/2023-08-08/chiles-coup-50-kissinger-briefed-nixon-failed-1970-cia-plot-block 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/6/fifty-years-after-chiles-coup-the-search-for-truth-continues 
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salvador-Allende 
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