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Fifty years on: the lasting tragedy of Chile’s coup

The brutality with which an elected government was deposed inspired military takeovers across Latin America – but also galvanised the human rights movement and spotlighted the dark activities of the CIA

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023

The big picture: an image that defined Chile’s brutal 1973 coup

Koen Wessing, a young Dutch photographer, flew to Santiago 50 years ago and showed the world what General Pinochet’s rule would mean for the country

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023

AOC urges US to apologize for meddling in Latin America: ‘We’re here to reset relationships’

Democratic congresswoman calls for acknowledgment of past intrusion in effort to restore trust in US leadership in the region

The Guardian - US · Sep 2, 2023

The Chicago Boys' Deal With the Devil

The Chile Project surveys neoliberalism's most polarizing experiment.

Reason · Jul 30, 2023

How an eccentric English tech guru helped guide Allende’s socialist Chile

Stafford Beer pioneered ‘cybernetic management principles’ but Pinochet’s coup saw technology turned to nefarious ends

The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2023

Book Review: Isabel Allende's 'The Wind Knows My Name' explores lives of 2 children adrift alone

Prolific Latin American-born author Isabel Allende skillfully braids the traumatic stories of two young children separated from each other by decades and thousands of miles in her latest novel, “The Wind Knows My Name.”

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

The Green Energy Transition Has a Chilean Copper Problem

Codelco is struggling to lift output amid the worldwide push toward electrification.

Businessweek · May 16, 2023

Experts found Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned, his nephew says

Forensic experts plan to release a report Wednesday. The official position has been that Pablo Neruda died of prostate cancer, but his driver has said he was poisoned.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 15, 2023

Forensic study finds Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned

The toxin clostridium botulinum was in his body when he died in 1973, days after Chile’s military coup

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2023

Experts determine Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned, nephew claims

A relative of the late Chilean poet Pablo Neruda says forensic experts have determined that the Nobel Prize winner died of poisoning nearly 50 years ago

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023