CHILEAN STUDENT LEADER BACKS BACHELET’S REFORM
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Newly elected member of Congress and former student leader Camila Vallejo of the Communist Party attends a campaign rally for presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet in Santiago,…
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Bachelet softens reform promises before Chile vote
Chile’s former President Michelle Bachelet shakes hands with supporters as she campaigns for reelection in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Chile will hold general elections on Nov. 17. (AP…
CHILE SHUTS LUXURY JAIL FOR DICTATORSHIP CRIMINALS
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera Echenique prepares to address the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) SANTIAGO, Chile…
CHILE COUP ANNIVERSARY TOLL: 264 ARRESTS
A boy lights a candle in the dressing rooms of the National Stadium during a candlelight vigil marking the events that launched a bloody 17-year dictatorship, in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday,…
CHILE’S BACHELET VISITS FORMER CONCENTRATION CAMP
Chile’s former President Michelle Bachelet, center, wipes a tear as she stands with her mother Angela Jeria, left, and Margarita Romero, president of the Villa Grimaldi organization, right, all holding…
ALLENDE’S LEGACY STRONG 40 YEARS AFTER CHILE COUP
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO FILE – In this Sept. 11, 1973 file photo, smoke rises from La Moneda presidential palace after being bombed during a military coup led by Gen.…
MICHELLE BACHELET SAYS SHE’S GOING BACK TO CHILE
By EDITH M. LEDERER FILE – In this Oct. 6, 2008 file photo, Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet gestures during the announcement of a new cultural center in Buenos Aires, Argentina.…