Chile mourns celebrated folksinger Jara

We thought this BBC slideshow beautifully captured a unique moment in Chile last week. As many as 6,000 people marched through the streets of Santiago to mark the end of a three-day wake for Victor Jara, the man President Michelle Bachelet called “a great poet, singer, social justice activist, actor and a man essential for understanding Chile’s national identity. “ Last year a Chilean judge ordered Jara’s remains to be exhumed to corroborate the circumstances of his death. The decision came after new information was provided by the only soldier indicted for his murder. It was discovered that Jara had been brutally tortured and repeatedly shot. Crowds danced, sang Jara’s songs and held up his portrait on the four-mile funeral procession in a public outpouring of emotion.  The reburial on Friday was attended by Jara’s British-born wife Joan and his two daughters.

• Click here for the Victor Jara slideshow
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