Chile
Forty years after fascist coup, Chile may elect socialist, again
September 11, 2013Forty years ago today Chilean President Salvador Allende was overthrown in a U.S.-abetted coup because he was a socialist; in two months Chileans may elect Michelle Bachelet, another socialist.
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Mapuche people see progress on political demands
July 26, 2013The Mapuche people are the main Native American ethnic group in Chile. They are carrying out a multi-faceted struggle to regain and expand rights lost under the Pinochet dictatorship.
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Police told to find Neruda murderer
June 4, 2013Forty years after the death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, a judge ordered police to find the man that prosecutors allege may have been instrumental in poisoning him.
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Chilean police told to find Neruda murderer
June 3, 2013Forty years after the death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, a judge ordered police to find the man that prosecutors allege may have been instrumental in poisoning him.
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Chile opens new probe into death of poet Neruda
April 8, 2013The body of the Nobel laureate poet Pablo Neruda is being exhumed in an effort to clear up four decades of suspicion about how he died.
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