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Chile: Promise of Freedom - pt. 1
Publisher: AK Press, Chile 30 Collective, The Freedom ArchivesCollection: Freedom Archives Productions
A documentary and audio reflection on the September 11, 1973 military coup against the democratically-elected government of Salvador Allende. It features the voices of historic participants - including Isabel Allende, Ariel Dorfman, Isabel Letelier, Rene Castro and Joan Jara - who chronicle events surrounding the rise of the Allende-led government, its violent overthrow by US-backed Chilean military forces, and the coup's aftermath. Archival recordings the attack on the presidential palace, Allende's speech at the UN, as well as remarks by Richard Nixon and Henry Kissenger. Chilean music and historic sound recordings bring this story to life for today's listeners.
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Publisher: AK Press, Chile 30 Collective, The Freedom ArchivesCollection: Freedom Archives Productions
A documentary and audio reflection on the September 11, 1973 military coup against the democratically-elected government of Salvador Allende. It features the voices of historic participants - including Isabel Allende, Ariel Dorfman, Isabel Letelier, Rene Castro and Joan Jara - who chronicle events surrounding the rise of the Allende-led government, its violent overthrow by US-backed Chilean military forces, and the coup's aftermath. Archival recordings the attack on the presidential palace, Allende's speech at the UN, as well as remarks by Richard Nixon and Henry Kissenger. Chilean music and historic sound recordings bring this story to life for today's listeners.