Santiago de Chile: Through works and pilgrimages to historical sites, Chileans today remember the 49th anniversary of the coup against the government of Salvador Allende, which gave way to 17 years of dictatorship.
At 10:00 local time, a traditional pilgrimage will begin from the Plaza de los Héroes to the General Cemetery to make floral offerings and pay homage to the victims of the Augusto Pinochet regime (1973-1990).
According to the truth commissions, during that period, more than 40,000 cases of crimes against humanity were recorded in the country, including murders, torture, detention and disappearances.
On the occasion of 9/11, also in the morning, there will be work in the La Moneda Palace headed by President Gabriel Borek, with the participation of members of his government.
In the meantime, the Museum of Memory and Human Rights will dedicate a space to remember the women victims of the dictatorship and those who resisted that period.
The anniversary is being commemorated this year at a complex moment, as on 4 September a draft constitution that sought to replace the Magna Carta imposed by the Pinochet regime was rejected in a referendum.
Following the referendum result, the Chilean president expressed his commitment to building a new constitutional process with Congress and civil society.
But there is still no itinerary, and while the left is being proposed to re-elect another convention to write a new proposal, there are sectors of the right who are calling for it to be done by Parliament or by a group of experts.
Chile’s new interior chief, Carolina Tuha, has hoped to have a new constitution by 2023, ahead of the fiftieth anniversary of the coup.
“It would be the healthiest thing for Chileans,” the minister said. (PL)
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