Jorge Montealegre

Soccer match that disgraced Chile recalled 40 years later

Global Politics

Chile’s military coup happened 40 years ago on Wednesday — Sept. 11, 1973. The brutal repression imprisoned thousands, including some in the national soccer stadium. That soccer stadium would play a pivotal role in the coup, from the early days of the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

The Soccer Match That Disgraced Chile

Conflict & Justice