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José Carrasco Tapia

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José Humberto Carrasco Tapia (24 August 1943 – 8 September 1986) was a Chilean journalist known for his struggle against censorship during the military dictatorship era. He was a member of Revolutionary Left Movement. He worked as a journalist for various magazines, newspapers, radios and in television during the 1960s and 1970s. Among these were Punto Final, Gol y Gol and Análisis, the radios Minería, Portales y Chilena, and Canal 9 of the University of Chile. Additionally he was international editor of the magazine Análisis. His killing by the National Information Center on 8 September 1986 was in retaliation for the attempted assassination of Augusto Pinochet the day before.

References

  1. "Conmemoración de los 30 años del asesinato del periodista José Carrasco Tapia". Universidad de Chile. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. Fuentes, Jorge (2013-01-14). "El atentado contra Pinochet que casi cambia la historia de Chile". Guioteca. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
Real Academia Española seat G
He was elected in 1999 but never took the seat
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