2644 Victor Jara - Meaning of Name

Meaning of Name

Chernykh named the asteroid in honor of the Chilean folk singer Victor Jara who was tortured and murdered shortly after the military coup of September 11, 1973 led by Army Commander-in-Chief Augusto Pinochet, that ended the democratically elected government of the socialist Salvador Allende Gossens.

Victor Jara toured the Soviet Union in the 1960s and praised its culture, its scientific achievements and the friendliness of its working people.

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