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Today in Peace and Justice history on September 11, 1973

Chile's armed forces staged a coup d'etat against the government of Pres Salvador Allende, the first democratically elected socialist head of state in Latin America. Some 3,000 were held in Santiago's nat stadium where guards singled out folksinger Victor Jara as he continued to sing protest songs...http://bit.ly/1g04A6p
photo Victor Jara plays to young supporters