September 11th 1973, the government of the democratically elected socialist president of Chile, Salvador Allende, is overthrown by the US-backed fascist Augusto Pinochet.
Fascist troops surround La Moneda in Santiago
Thousands of opponents were subsequently slaughtered in Pinochet's purges.
Amongst these innocent people that were brutally murdered by Pinochet's regime, was Chilean political activist and songwriter, Victor Jara. Jara was rounded up with others and lead into the Estadio Nacional (now el Estadio Victor Jara) and beaten and tortured before finally being murdered. He allegedly sang anthems of resistance as he was being beaten.
Turn up the volume on your computers and let his voice ring on this day.
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