She sought accountability in the military killing of the leftist folk singer Victor Jara in the right-wing turmoil that carried Gen. Augusto Pinochet to power in Chile in 1973.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Peter Tarnoff Dies at 86; Diplomat Helped Plot ‘Argo’ Escape from Iran
A consummate man behind the scenes, he held top posts under Carter and Clinton, and in between ran the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Rosalynn Carter Lauded for Humanitarian Work, Mental Health Advocacy
Politicians from both sides of the aisle and other notable figures paid tribute to the former first lady, who died on Sunday.
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Rosalynn Carter, Politically Active First Lady, Dies at 96
A full 16 years before Bill and Hillary Clinton offered themselves to the nation as a package deal, she and Jimmy Carter worked as near co-presidents.
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David Del Tredici, Who Set ‘Alice’ to Music, Dies at 86
A Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who liked to redefine himself, he was originally known as an experimentalist but was later identified with a lush style that came to be called the New Romanticism.