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Villa Grimaldi, Chile
After the military coup of 1973, this site was taken over by the National
Intelligence Directorate (DINA)
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Villa Grimaldi was one of the clandestine torture, detention, and extermination centers from 1973-1978
It is estimated that around 4500 political prisoners passed through this secret detention
center
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President Michelle Bachelet spent her first days of detention in January, 1975 at Villa Grimaldi.
She was transferred to another detention center (Cuatro Alamos) and released later in
1975
Due to supporters of her father in the military, she and her mother were released
and went into exile in Australia
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Her father, General Alberto Bachelet Martinez, had been in charge of the Food Distribution Office in the Allende Government. He was charged with treason by Pinochet, imprisoned, and died in prison.
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Michelle Bachelet and her Father
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When the families of the victims were finally given access to Villa Grimaldi in 1994, they
found most the buildings and structures destroyed.
Through the efforts of the families and many human rights organizations, the site was
partially reconstructed and opened in 1997 as The Villa Grimaldi Park for Peace.
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October 14, 2006, Michelle Bachelet returned to the place of her initial detention. This was the first Presidential visit to the Villa Grimaldi Park
for Peace.
After the death of Augusto Pinochet, President Bachelet did not attend his funeral--saying it would be "a violation of [her] conscience" to
attend.
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Gate of Entry for Prisoners
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Gate PermanentlyClosed
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“Rose Garden” with Names of Women who disappeared here
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Rose Garden
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Monument containing rails extracted from the Quintero Bay.
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The rails were used to weigh down bodies of victims which were dropped in to the sea from
helicopters.
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Marking the location of detention cells
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Grid of bricks among birch trees demarcate prisoner’s cells
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Birch courtyard next to the brick wall
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Cells measuring some 3’ by 6’
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Even smaller cells
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Door of reconstructed cell with peep hole
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Reconstructed “Tower”—often the last known location of prisoners before they disappeared
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Wall of Names
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Wall of Names
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And the Soccer Stadium—under Pinochet another detention center