ITALY: SEVERAL THOUSAND LEFT WING SUPPORTER GATHER IN ROME TO COMMEMORATE THE OVERTHROW OF PRESIDENT ALLENDE OF CHILE.

Record ID: 646735

  • Title: ITALY: SEVERAL THOUSAND LEFT WING SUPPORTER GATHER IN ROME TO COMMEMORATE THE OVERTHROW OF PRESIDENT ALLENDE OF CHILE.
  • Date: 12th September 1975
  • Summary: 1. GV exterior of Basilica. 0.05 2. SV people looking at Chilean posters (2 shots) 0.27 3. GV to SV Mr. Ferrara speaking in Italian, PAN to people listening. 0.50 4. People applauding (2 shots). 0.58 5. GV and LV of people listening. 1.15 Initials MV/1740 1330/1750 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 27th September 1975 13:00
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  • Location: ROME, ITALY
  • Country: Italy
  • Reuters ID: LVARZKYSKCTTJJ31BOP0PZV5CZN
  • Story Text: Demonstrations were held all over the world on Thursday (11 September) to mark the anniversary of the coup which overthrew the left wing President Allende in Chile.

    In Rome several thousand left wing supporters gathered in the Basilica di Massenzio. The crowd was addressed by several political refugees from Chile
    The speakers said the United States' Government was involved in the overthrow of President All???de and supported the present military junta in Chile.

    One of the refugees, Maurizio Ferrara accused the present Chilean military leaders of carrying out mass arrests and torturing political prisoners.

    Mr. Ferrara added that the U.S. would suffer the same fate in South America that it had experienced in South Vietnam, and declared "President Allende did not die in vain."
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