Victor Jara was arrested on September 12, 1973 - one day after the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet against the government of President Salvador Allende, elected in 1970. Jara was held with 5,000 others in the capital's biggest stadium. On September 16, he was relentlessly tortured and then shot 44 times. His body, along with those of other victims of torture, was dumped on a Santiago street. This year, Chile will mark the 50th anniversary of the events.

Victor Jara of Chile
Lived like a shooting star
He fought for the people of Chile
With his songs and his guitar
His hands were gentle, his hands were strong

Arlo Guthrie released VICTOR JARA on his album Amigo in 1976. It began as a poem by Adrian Mitchell, and Arlo Guthrie set the poem to music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4BdVB5t_Vg&t=16s Victor Jara

Chile court upholds jail term for retired soldiers over Victor Jara murder. The soldiers were convicted in 2018 for the 1973 murder of beloved folk singer in the aftermath of the coup d’etat that installed Augusto Pinochet. Aljazeera 29 Aug 2023

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VICTOR JARA    written by Reg Meuross     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ZanfT3Dtc
Víctor Jara from Wikipedia    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Jara