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The US Finally Releases More Secret Documents on Allende

Fifty years after the 1973 military coup in Chile, the United States finally declassifies part of its secret documents.

In several provincial cities, events were also held September 11, to repudiate the coup d’état and reiterate commitments to democracy.

Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said those events can’t be “erased even with all the water of the oceans”.

“Sharing this emotional walk, in a complicit silence, was an opportunity to meet, hug and strengthen our tireless resolve for never again.”

Despite past differences, the President highlighted the lucidity of one of his predecessors, who advised him on “the art of governing.”

Days before commemorating half a century after the 1973 coup d’état in Chile, the historical divisions are still present and undeniable.

“At least they should tell us what happened to them, what was done to them. That is the worst part of these 50 years.”

“Pinochet never faced justice and that impunity made him eternal, it turned him into a vampire,” said the award-winning Chilean director.

The recent victory of Javier Milei in the presidential primaries in Argentina shows the rapid rise of the ultra-right in our countries.

They recognize that gender equality is gaining ground, but maintain that there is still a long way to go to turn the promises into reality.