Sygma for Newsweek
01 July, 1983
Chileans wait for food in Santiago. With massive inflation and widespread unemployment, many Chileans were forced to take charity from their government in the form of food handouts. The political situation remained unstable while Chilean citizens voiced their discontent against the dictatorship of General Pinochet. In August 1983, over 100 people were killed by the army and police.
Diego Goldberg
A photojournalist since 1974, Diego Goldberg has lived in Paris and New York for several years and is presently living in Buenos Aires. He has been a World Press Photo Contest ju...
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