Melbourne, September 11, 2023. The Trade Hall at the Victoria St. Carlton commemorated the 50th Anniversary of the coup d'état against President Salvador Allende in 1953.
The Cuban Ambassador to Australia was one of the speakers at the emotional event. In her remarks she highlighted the close friendship that existed between the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Commander Fidel Castro and President Salvador Allende, as well as the ties that unite the Cuban and Chilean peoples.
The commemoration evening was preceded by a photographic exhibition whose inauguration was also attended by the diplomatic representative of Cuba. The exhibition details through photography several moments in Chile's history, in particular the events that took place on September 11, 1973, which shook the world and in particular the Latin American region.