Victor Jara

Victor Jara was a popular singer in Chile, famous for his folk songs that focused on politics, human rights, and social justice. This, along with aligning himself with Allende, made him a target for the Chilean right-wing, and he was captured and killed by the Pinochet regime after the US backed coup against Allende. Following Victor Jara’s assassination, his family fought a decades-long battle for justice, which continues to this day.

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Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex

Sources

https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-02-28/the-last-days-of-victor-jara-chiles-political-poet-killed-by-the-pinochet-dictatorship.html

https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2015/04/17/inenglish/1429274863_181405.html

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/victor-jara-chile-murder-barrientos/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/18/us/victor-jara.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Jara

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-20897545

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/03/chile-victor-jara-execution-solider-extradited-us-trial