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The Chile Connection

It is now nearly 13 years since democracy was overthrown in Chile by a violent coup. A military junta led by General Pinochet has kept itself in power throughout those years by the systematic repression of any opposition through the use of arbitrary arrest, torture and murder. This film by the Chile Solidarity Campaign shows that, despite the virtual elimination of a whole generation of democratic political leadership in Chile, opposition to the junta is growing at every level. In particular, it has been women who have been at the forefront of popular resistance.

English
  • Originally Aired May 8, 1986
  • Network BBC Two
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