Mercurial

September 11th, 1973. Allende is assassinated in the violent coup that placed, instead, Pinochet in power. The USA had political and economic interests there, so it was imperative not to allow a second Cuba in the continent. GWU has some declassified papers indicating the role of the CIA and NSA. And Eduardo Galeano writes, remembering that sad ocassion.
In his last speech, Allende exhorts his compatriots to keep their faith in their country, remember who they are, and to wait for better days:

Among the killed was Victor Jara, whose influence as a musician and professor was felt all over Latin America. The soldiers crushed his hands with the rifle butts, and then taunted him to play for them.
Now, as vindication, the stadium where he won the Chilean Song Festival, and where later on he would be tortured and killed, has been named in his honor.