Charge over Chile singer's death
Comments OffA judge in Chile has charged a former soldier in connection with the killing, more than 35 years ago, of the popular folk singer Victor Jara. The accused man, Jose Adolfo Paredes Marquez, who is now 54, was an army conscript at the time. Victor Jara was among thousands of people rounded up in the [...]
Chile Lomas Bayas miners strike for sixth day
Comments OffMine workers at Xstrata’s (XTA.L) Lomas Bayas copper deposit in northern Chile continued to strike for a sixth day on Monday, after wage talk negotiations with the company failed. The Lomas Bayas deposit, which is located in Chile’s Atacama desert, has an annual output capacity of around 75,000 tonnes of copper. Chile is the biggest [...]
History Of Chile V
Comments OffCivilian Rule Restored The state of emergency was finally lifted in August 1988, and in October Chileans were permitted to hold a plebiscite on whether Pinochet’s term, due to expire in March 1989, should be extended to 1997. When nearly 55 percent of the electorate voted no, Pinochet’s term was automatically extended to March 1990, [...]
History of Chile IV
Comments OffPostwar Governments (1946-1970) The 1946 presidential election was won by Gabriel González Videla, the Radical Party leader who was supported by a left-wing coalition consisting mainly of the Radical and Communist parties. González Videla appointed three Communists to his cabinet, but the coalition endured for less than six months. The Communists, frequently at loggerheads with [...]
History of Chile III
Comments OffCivil War and Natural Disaster In 1891 political forces closely allied with the Roman Catholic clergy organized a revolt against the administration of President José Manuel Balmaceda, a Liberal Party leader. Under the leadership of naval officer Captain Jorge Montt, the rebels, who termed themselves Congressionalists, seized the Chilean fleet and the rich nitrate provinces [...]
