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Word: marambio (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...lifted the state of emergency that had been in effect since the murder last month of the army commander, General René Schneider. Ten men have been charged in the case, including retired General Roberto Viaux Marambio, who led an abortive rightist army uprising in October 1969. Addressing 80,000 people at a football stadium later in the week, Allende described the assassination as an example of "the criminal lunacy of those who have always exploited the people." As for the future, "the anti-capitalist movement has assumed power in Chile," he said, and would swiftly create "a republic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chile: Projecting the Common Touch | 11/16/1970 | See Source »

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