Hasta siempre

11.09.73 was the day of the miltary coup in Chile, and on 16.09.actor and singer Victor Jara was brutally murdered in Santiago's National stadium where 40.000 were imprisoned, tortured and 70 murdered. Thousands "disappeared", poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned in hospital (someone gave him a deadly botulin injection).

Victor Jara's music lives on:
Te recuerdo Amanda
Zamba del Che

On my first visit to Santiago in 2004 some of the houses around the Plaza de la Constitución still showed bullet holes from the coup, by 2008 everything had been renovated.

The bus of the Carabineros de Chile (noted for their brutality during the dicatorship) gave me the creeps...

In Barrio Paris-Londres there are many plaques in the pavement of "disappeared" and murdered young victims of the coup

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E. Adam G., ColRam, Ecobird, Erhard Bernstein and 36 other people have particularly liked this photo

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J.Garcia ^club

Superb Hommages!!
Splendid images and text, Gudrun

14 months ago. Edited 14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to J.Garcia ^club

Thank you so much, Judite!

14 months ago.

Walter 7.8.1956 ^club

Gute Erinnungs Bilder Gudrun.
Darum wehret den Anfängen zum untergraben der Demokratie!

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Walter 7.8.1956 ^club

Schönen Dank, Walter! Du sagst es!

14 months ago.

©UdoSm ^club

Wow, Du Weltenbummlerin - in Chile warst Du (wieder)...
War sicher eine tolle Reise.

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to ©UdoSm ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Udo! Die Fotos sind von 2008, ich habe sie nur aus gegebenem Anlass hochgeladen.... Ich war im hohen Norden;-)

14 months ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne

A striking image Gudrun! I remember it well, and the brutality.
A dreadful time and it still goes on in many parts of the world unfortunately.
An excellent series and information Gudrun.

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne

Thanks a lot, Rosa! I also remember it vividly. And sadly nothing much has changed in the world:-(

14 months ago.

uwschu ^club

Brutale Geschichte, habe noch so viele Erinnerungen an diese Zeit, obwohl ich damals bestimmt noch einen halben Meter kleiner war

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to uwschu ^club

Schönen Dank, Uwe! Ich erinnere mich auch noch gut, wie die Exil-Chilenen nach dem Coup bei uns ankamen...

14 months ago.

Keith Burton ^club

A very well captured series that serves as both a tribute to those who were affected by these tragic events and a grim reminder that, as Rosa says, this sort of thing is still going on in all parts of the world.

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

Thanks very much, Keith! Mankind seems incapable to learn...

14 months ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

superbe hommage bien mérité..!
Bon weekend salutaire..

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Merci beaucoup, Malik!

14 months ago.

Luis Miguel ^club

Dieser 11. September war wirklich ein schlimmer Tag für die Demokratie.

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Luis Miguel ^club

Besten Dank, Luis Miguel! Ich erinnere mich noch, wie kurz danach die Exil-Chilenen zu uns in die Schule kamen und im Geschichtsunterricht hautnah berichteten (wir waren als "rotes" Gymnasium verschrien...)

14 months ago.

Boarischa Krautmo ^club

schlimm.
und es passiert immer wieder....

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo ^club

Danke vielmals, bk! Ja, es ändert sich nichts:-( Außer dass gewisse Geheimdienste sich nicht mehr ganz so unverschämt offen einmischen, sondern verdeckter...

14 months ago.

Annemarie ^club

Thanks for remember IS this. Hasta la victoria siempre‼️

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Mille grazie, Annemarie! A dark chapter but mankind seems incapable to learn.

14 months ago.

Amelia ^club

Have you used selective colour techniques in the main photo here, Gudrun? The world is still full of greed and war. I thought that the Covid pandemic, fires and floods, earthquakes etc. might have made folks see sense and understand that life is worth living, and the planet is worth saving. Plus ça change ......

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Amelia ^club

Thank you so much, Amelia! Yes, in the main photo I desaturated all colours except red (there wasn't much colour anyway).
Indeed, nothing changes and it seems that in difficult times many people long for seemingly simple solutions- like turkeys voting for Christmas.

14 months ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

A sad and fascinating history, great series of images.

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Thanks a lot, Gillian!

14 months ago.

tiabunna ^club

A great man and such a dreadful event. I can understand your feelings, having had a similar experience in Cambodia.

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to tiabunna ^club

Thank you so much, George! Cambodia was an absolute horror:-(

14 months ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Eine sehr beeindruckende und berührende Serie, Gudrun ! Nichts soll vergessen werden !

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Schönen Dank, Ulrich! Erschreckenderweise haben in Chile die Ultrarechten wieder sehr viel Zulauf- wie überall auf der Welt. Die Menschheiit lernt's wohl nie.

14 months ago.

Leo W ^club

Ich denke SW passt da perfekt.

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Leo W ^club

Danke vielmals, Leo!

14 months ago.

cammino ^club

Ich kann mich an den Tag des Putsches noch sehr gut erinnern.

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to cammino ^club

Daran erinnere ich mich auch noch, und vor allem später an die Berichte der Exilchilenen im Schulunterricht...

14 months ago.

LotharW ^club

Einen interessanten Bericht im Radio gehört. Man vergiß so schnell...

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to LotharW ^club

Die Geschichte wiederholt sich leider immer wieder- "bei Adolf/ bei Pinochet hat wenigstens Ordnung geherrscht, auch wenn vielleicht nicht alles gut war...."

14 months ago.

Daniela Brocca ^club

:-)))

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Daniela Brocca ^club

Danke, Dany! Mir kommt es gar nicht wie 50 Jahre vor...

14 months ago.

Tanja - Loughcrew ^club

Bedrückend..die Serie...die Tatsache...der Gedanke, dass das nie vorbei geht....

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Tanja - Loughcrew ^club

Ja, das Schrecklichste dran ist, dass das immer wieder neu passiert irgendwo auf der Welt....

14 months ago.

Gabi Lombardo ^club

eine furchtbare Geschichte, an die ich mich noch gut erinnern kann...

14 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Gabi Lombardo ^club

Großen Dank, Gabi! Ich habe das auch noch immer im Gedächtnis...

14 months ago.

Ecobird ^club

Well captured and documented Gudrun. Shocking events and your notes bring home the devestation to the families of the people who were killed.

12 months ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Ecobird ^club

Thank you so much, Carol! The worst is when people just "disappeared" and families couldn't bury their loved ones.

12 months ago.

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