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vil·la gri·mal·di
vilə ɡrɪˈmɔːldɪ
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· A sprawling estate in Santiago where USA-backed Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's military regime interrogated, tortured, and in some cases “disappeared” his political opponents
· Following the presidential election of Salvador Allende in 1970, the Nixon administration immediately worked to covertly destabilize Chile in order to overthrow the democratic socialist president
· Led by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and working alongside the CIA, the US backed general Pinochet’s military coup on September 11, 1973 and formally recognized and supported his regime for decades
· Prior to Pinochet's takeover, Villa Grimaldi was a gathering place for many of Chile’s artists, intellectuals, and progressive political figures; soon after the coup the estate was taken over by Pinochet’s secret police and became an interrogation center under the cover of an electrical utility company.
· An estimated 4,500 people were detained at Villa Grimaldi, and of those at least 226 were “disappeared” forever.
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