US EditionClashes, arson mar Chile march to commemorate Pinochet victims
- Chileans marched to commemorate the victims of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship, 50 years after the coup d'etat that brought him to power. President Gabriel Boric joined the procession, becoming the first leader of Chile since the end of the dictatorship in 1990 to do so.
- Clashes with police occurred during the march, with some protesters hurling molotov cocktails and setting up burning barricades. Several mausoleums were damaged, including the tomb of a right-wing senator.
- More than 3,200 people were killed or disappeared by Pinochet's security forces, and about 38,000 were tortured. Boric inaugurated an exhibition dedicated to Allende's memory at the presidential palace, La Moneda, in the morning.
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Chile marks 50 years since the coup that ushered in a brutal military dictatorship
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The president of Chile issued a fervent defense of democracy on Monday, the 50th anniversary of the coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet that ushered in a brutal military dictatorship for almost two decades. The problems of democracy must be addressed through more democracy, President Gabriel Boric said at the La Moneda presidential palace, which was bombed by warplanes at the start of the coup half a century ago. “A coup d’é…
Chile president defends democracy 50 years after coup ushered in brutal military dictatorship
By EVA VERGARA and DANIEL POLITI (Associated Press) SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The president of Chile issued a fervent defense of democracy on Monday, the 50th anniversary of the coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet that ushered in a brutal military dictatorship for almost two decades. The problems of democracy must be addressed through more democracy, President Gabriel Boric said at the La Moneda presidential palace, which was bombed by warplanes at t…
Chile president defends democracy 50 years after coup ushered in brutal military dictatorship
By EVA VERGARA and DANIEL POLITI (Associated Press) SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The president of Chile issued a fervent defense of democracy on Monday, the 50th anniversary of the coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet that ushered in a brutal military dictatorship for almost two decades. The problems of democracy must be addressed through more democracy, President Gabriel Boric said at the La Moneda presidential palace, which was bombed by warplanes at t…
Chile president defends democracy 50 years after coup ushered in brutal military dictatorship
By EVA VERGARA and DANIEL POLITI (Associated Press) SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The president of Chile issued a fervent defense of democracy on Monday, the 50th anniversary of the coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet that ushered in a brutal military dictatorship for almost two decades. The problems of democracy must be addressed through more democracy, President Gabriel Boric said at the La Moneda presidential palace, which was bombed by warplanes at t…
Chile president defends democracy 50 years after coup ushered in brutal military dictatorship
By EVA VERGARA and DANIEL POLITI (Associated Press) SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The president of Chile issued a fervent defense of democracy on Monday, the 50th anniversary of the coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet that ushered in a brutal military dictatorship for almost two decades. The problems of democracy must be addressed through more democracy, President Gabriel Boric said at the La Moneda presidential palace, which was bombed by warplanes at t…
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