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'''Artist:''' Victor Jara
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'''Artist:''' Victor Jara (1932 - 1973)


'''Confronting Bodies:''' The Special Commission of the military intelligence service headed by General Sergio Arellano Stark.
'''Confronting Bodies:''' The Special Commission of the military intelligence service headed by General Sergio Arellano Stark.
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'''Description of Artwork:''' The themes of his songs were about love, peace and social justice.
'''Description of Artwork:''' The themes of his songs were about love, peace and social justice.


'''The Incident:''' Jara was convicted for his protest songs, policy positions and his work in literacy; he was arrested, tortured and shot to death with 44 bullet shots by machine gun fire.
'''The Incident:''' Jara was convicted for his protest songs, policy positions and his work in literacy; he was arrested, tortured and shot to death with 44 bullet shots by machine gun fire, all within the first few days of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.


'''Results of Incident:''' After his death the figure of Jara and his music were strictly prohibited.
'''Results of Incident:''' After his death the figure of Jara and his music were strictly prohibited.  In 2009 his murderers were identified and brought to justice.


'''Source:''' Valentin Roma
'''Source:''' Valentin Roma

Revision as of 18:26, 21 January 2012

Date: 1973

Region: South America

Subject: Political, Economic and Social

Medium: Music


Jara.jpg

Artist: Victor Jara (1932 - 1973)

Confronting Bodies: The Special Commission of the military intelligence service headed by General Sergio Arellano Stark.

Dates of Action: September 12, 1973

Location: Chile

Description of Artwork: The themes of his songs were about love, peace and social justice.

The Incident: Jara was convicted for his protest songs, policy positions and his work in literacy; he was arrested, tortured and shot to death with 44 bullet shots by machine gun fire, all within the first few days of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

Results of Incident: After his death the figure of Jara and his music were strictly prohibited. In 2009 his murderers were identified and brought to justice.

Source: Valentin Roma