Chile
Chilean Communists call for replacement of Pinochet constitution in Sunday vote
October 22, 2020Gen. Augusto Pinochet led a U.S.-backed military coup which overthrew socialist Salvador Allende in 1973. The Pinochet constitution is still in force today.
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Lessons learned 50 years after Allende’s Popular Unity government in Chile
September 29, 2020It is a lesson from history, to bear in mind during these days of pandemic. But, above all, it is a lesson of struggle for fundamental changes.
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Ofrendas florales en Chile en recordación a Salvador Allende
September 11, 2020El monumento a Salvador Allende, frente al palacio de La Moneda, se cubrió hoy de flores en homenaje al presidente mártir en el 47 aniversario del golpe de Estado contra el gobierno de la Unidad Popular.
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Chilean government violently attacks demonstrators on 30th anniversary of Pinochet’s fall
March 13, 2020The growing opposition to Piñera’s rule is calling for amendments to the Chilean constitution and a break with neoliberalism.
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Uprising in Chile is legacy of dashed hopes and bitter defeat
January 29, 2020The people are in the streets demanding a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution. One of the few political parties backing them? The Communists.
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