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MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. has expelled a former Chilean Army officer accused of torturing and killing folk singer Victor Jara during the country's bloody 1973 coup. Pedro Barrientos had emigrated to Florida in 1990, the same year the bloody dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet came to an end. This year, he was stripped of his U.S. citizenship after it was found he concealed information about his Chilean military service during his immigration proceedings. Jara, a popular singer and university professor, was a fervent supporter of socialist President Salvador Allende. Homeland Security Investigations said that Barrientos was removed Thursday on a flight from Miami and taken into custody by Chilean law enforcement officials upon his arrival in the South American country.

Persons: Victor Jara, Pedro Barrientos, Augusto Pinochet, Jara, Salvador Allende, Pinochet, Allende, Barrientos, Jara’s, Jara's, Joan Turner Jara Organizations: MIAMI, Chilean Army, Joan Turner Jara . Homeland Security Investigations Locations: Florida, Santiago, British, Joan Turner Jara ., Miami

☆ Joan Jara, Who Found Justice for Husband Slain After Coup, Dies at 96
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Joan Jara, a British-born dancer and instructor who dedicated herself to finding justice for her husband, Victor Jara, a popular Chilean folk singer and songwriter who was killed during the military coup d’état that brought Gen. Augusto Pinochet Ugarte to dictatorial power in 1973, died on Nov. 12 in Santiago, Chile. Her death was announced by the Victor Jara Foundation, a human rights initiative she established. Mr. Jara, who was also a theater director and poet, sang about poverty and injustice. Mr. Jara was a visible supporter of Salvador Allende, the Marxist who was elected president of Chile in 1970. On Sept. 11, 1973, the Jaras were at home with their daughters, Manuela and Amanda, listening to Mr. Allende deliver a speech.

Persons: Joan Jara, Victor Jara, Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, Ms, Jara, Pedro Barrientos Núñez, Manifiesto, ”, Mr, Salvador Allende, Manuela, Amanda, Allende Organizations: Victor, Victor Jara Foundation, Justice, Chilean Army Locations: British, Chilean, Santiago , Chile, Chile, Deltona, Fla

☆ In Chile, a Quest for Truth Driven by Survivor’s Guilt
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Lily Meyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

THE SUICIDE MUSEUM, by Ariel DorfmanOn Sept. 11, 1973, President Salvador Allende of Chile died inside the national palace in Santiago during a U.S.-backed military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet. Afterward, the Chilean army announced that suicide was the official cause of death, which many Chileans distrusted, if not flatly rejected. This is the mystery that powers “The Suicide Museum,” a new novel by the Chilean American author, playwright and activist Ariel Dorfman. Whether his life was tragic or epic.”For Ariel, even considering the possibility that Allende died by suicide isn’t easy. He is attached to an epic narrative in which Allende died fighting; any alternative theory “desecrated a sanctuary that was out-of-bounds.”

Persons: Ariel Dorfman, Salvador Allende, General Augusto Pinochet, Pinochet, It’s, ”, he’s, Ariel, Joseph Hortha, Dorfman, Allende Organizations: Chilean Locations: Chile, Santiago, U.S, Chilean American, United States

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