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465: 479: 493: 440:. In the discourse of the organization, Friedman was tied to the military junta in Chile. A press conference was organized and a protest mobilized in Stockholm on the eve of the prize ceremony. Forty organizations backed the protests against the awarding of the prize to Friedman. 380:('Stop the match'). Thousands of people took part in the protest. Hundreds of balloons, with names of political prisoners were released in the vicinity of the match venue. Through Chilean sports commentators on site, news about the protests reached Chile. A special issue of 110:
argued that the coup was a product of the reforms of the Allende government, and that it had been an error on behalf of the government to rely on alliances with middle-class sectors as opposed to empowering the most downtrodden strata. Just before the coup,
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was dissolved in 1991. The decision to disband the organization was made at an annual assembly in September 1991. The assembly decided that all assets of the organization would be transferred to political prisoners and human rights organizations in Chile.
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began to mobilize support for political prisoners in Chile. A working group of prisoners issues was set up. The working group gathered information about the situation of political prisoners. Through the prisoners' working group, local groups of
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presented an optimistic viewpoint of the possibilities to achieve socialism in Chile. The rumours about an impending coup d'état against Allende were discussed, however. In the immediate aftermath of the coup d'état
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government. The founding nucleus of the Committee consisted of Latin Americans, Spaniards and a handful of Swedes. A few months later, the membership of the Committee was predominantly Swedish. The Committee met at
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often carried reports about how Chilean exiles sang songs at the meetings of the movement. The organization published books and organized concerts and theatre performances. In 1974 the Committee issued an album by
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supported Chilean left-wing parties and trade union with economical support. The organization also funded some social and educational projects in poor urban areas in Chile.
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instead. However, the solidarity activism for Chile never reached the same magnitude at the Vietnam solidarity movement. The organizational set-up and profile of
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was a non-partisan socialist and anti-imperialist movement. As of 1977 the organization had 110 local groups across the country, out of which 38 where found in
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organized a joint anti-imperialist campaign week. The campaign week carried the slogan 'Chile - Angola - Palestine - Vietnam, same enemy, same struggle!'.
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and local trade unions were assigned to follow the cases of individual prisoners, writing letters of to the Chilean judiciary and media.
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had hundreds of activists in local groups across the country. In reaction to the coup, the organization grew rapidly. Within a month
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in 1975, when Sweden played against Chile. The call for the protest was issued on July 30, 1975. The slogan of the protests was
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in Sweden was won by the centre-right coalition. After the election, the new government applied for Swedish membership in the
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different political tendencies cohabited. At the first congress of the organization, two tendencies were present; the
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The organization was founded in 1971, as the Swedish Solidarity Committee for the Popular Front Government in Chile (
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campaigned for the right of asylum for Chilean refugees in Sweden, with protests at the Immigration Authority,
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was held in December 1973, with 60 local groups represented. The same month, Sweden's Ambassador to Chile,
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Towards the end of the 1970s the organization began to engage in advocacy work regarding the situation in
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propagated boycotts of Chilean imports, arguing that trade with Chile strengthened the military junta.
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In June 1975 a European Conference to Boycott the Military Dictatorship in Chile was organized by
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Las relaciones entre Chile y Suecia durante el primer gobierno de Olof Palme, 1969-1976"
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La diáspora chilena y su confrontación con la Embajada de Chile en Suecia, 1973 – 1982
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Ett Liv För Chile: solidariteten med Chiles folk och chilenare I Sverige 1970-2010
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in significant numbers. Amongst the Chilean members were several sympathizers of
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and its Popular Front). As of the mid-1970s, the main political tendencies in
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Exiliados, emigrados y retornados: chilenos en América y Europa 1973 - 2004
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Chilean exiles, albeit remaining a minority within the movement, joined
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initiated a campaign against Swedish IDB membership. The appeal of
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also opposed economic activities of Swedish corporations in Chile.
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In response to the democratization process taking place in Chile,
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canalized some of the activism that had been manifested in the
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and would later launch their own movement for support to the
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In response to a request from the Chilean trade union centre
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The organization protested against the awarding of the 1976
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in particular aided many refugees to obtain asylum status.
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at some point of its history. The Committee published
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Cronqvist, Marie, Lina Sturfelt, and Martin Wiklund.
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Cronqvist, Marie, Lina Sturfelt, and Martin Wiklund.
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Cronqvist, Marie, Lina Sturfelt, and Martin Wiklund.
384:was produced for the protests, with 20,000 copies. 52:estimated that some 35,000 persons were members of 662:. Lund: Nordic Academic Press, 2008. pp. 61-63 642:Fernando Camacho documenta la diáspora chilena 555:Världsbiblioteket, Solidaritetsrörelsens Hus. 527:. Lund: Nordic Academic Press, 2008. pp. 57-58 602:. Santiago de Chile: Ril Editores, pp. 49-50. 8: 579:Sverigedemokraterna: den nationella rörelsen 32:('Chile Committee') was an organization in 828:, Eds. 2456–2464. McGraw-Hill, 1976. p. 75 812:A parar el match: política, deporte y arte 712:. Lund: Nordic Academic Press, 2008. p. 67 677:Chilekommittén – 3 år av aktiv solidaritet 434:Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 737:Chile i samlingarna (Världen i källaren) 424:issued a separate protest of their own. 911:Political organizations based in Sweden 856:, Vol. 12. Sameeksha Trust, 1977. p. 11 790: 788: 767:. Resistance Publications., 1976. p. 38 505: 890:, 1970-1990. Santiago: LOM Ediciones. 842:. Almqvist & Wiksell, 1979. p. 105 734:Arbetarrörelsens arkiv och bibliotek. 610: 608: 590: 588: 428:1976 Nobel Prize in Economics protests 422:Swedish Social Democratic Youth League 800:. Stockholm: Tiden, 1979. pp. 160-161 315:Links with other solidarity movements 297:Chilean Revolutionary Communist Party 7: 730: 728: 726: 724: 722: 720: 718: 702: 700: 652: 650: 36:, dedicated to solidarity work with 670: 668: 594:Camacho Padilla, Fernando (2006), " 551: 549: 547: 545: 543: 541: 539: 537: 535: 533: 517: 515: 513: 511: 509: 145:, hunger strikes, etc.. The lawyer 884:Camacho Padilla, Fernando (2009), 868:Camacho Padilla, Fernando (2011), 777:Camacho Padilla, Fernando (2016). 689:Camacho Padilla, Fernando (2006). 582:. Stockholm: Ordfront, 2001. p. 55 576:Larsson, Stieg, and Mikael Ekman. 14: 168:Immediately after the 1973 coup, 921:1991 disestablishments in Sweden 491: 477: 463: 219:organized many cultural events, 398:Inter-American Development Bank 368:mobilized protests against the 268:criticized the hegemony of the 1: 916:1971 establishments in Sweden 874:. Santiago: LOM Impresiones. 853:Economic and Political Weekly 709:1973: en träff med tidsandan 659:1973: en träff med tidsandan 524:1973: en träff med tidsandan 289:Revolutionary Marxist League 410:People's Party Youth League 394:1976 parliamentary election 937: 361:1975 Båstad match protests 753:. Riksdagen, 1975. p. 216 614:Camacho Padilla, Fernando 329:Swedish-Cuban Association 270:Communist Party of Sweden 240:In some ways the work of 119:counted 70 local groups. 228:, interpreting songs of 60:('The Chile Bulletin'). 674:Kentrschynskyj, Taras. 122:The first congress of 73: 24: 809:Macchiavello, Carla. 309:Förbundet Arbetarmakt 281:Left Party-Communists 272:(SKP) in the latter. 87:Club de los Cronopios 19: 750:Riksdagens protokoll 305:Förbundet KOMMUNIST 212:Cultural activities 164:Political prisoners 764:Resistance Courier 563:2013-09-27 at the 414:Centre Party Youth 408:was signed by the 303:were VPK, KAF and 97:Prior to the 1973 25: 287:(VPK/KU) and the 246:United NLF Groups 236:Political profile 221:Chile-bullentinen 181:Boycott campaigns 147:Hans Göran Franck 928: 857: 849: 843: 835: 829: 821: 815: 807: 801: 794:Erlander, Tage. 792: 783: 782: 774: 768: 760: 754: 746: 740: 732: 713: 704: 695: 694: 686: 680: 672: 663: 654: 645: 634: 628: 612: 603: 592: 583: 574: 568: 553: 528: 519: 501: 499:Socialism portal 496: 495: 487: 482: 481: 480: 473: 468: 467: 466: 382:Chile-bulletinen 108:Chile-bulletinen 103:Chile-bulletinen 78:Salvador Allende 58:Chile-bulletinen 936: 935: 931: 930: 929: 927: 926: 925: 901: 900: 865: 863:Further reading 860: 850: 846: 836: 832: 822: 818: 808: 804: 793: 786: 776: 775: 771: 761: 757: 747: 743: 733: 716: 705: 698: 688: 687: 683: 673: 666: 655: 648: 635: 631: 613: 606: 593: 586: 575: 571: 565:Wayback Machine 554: 531: 520: 507: 497: 490: 483: 478: 476: 469: 464: 462: 459: 446: 438:Milton Friedman 430: 418:Communist Youth 390: 378:Stoppa Matchen! 370:Davis Cup match 363: 317: 285:Communist Youth 238: 214: 203: 183: 166: 143:Arlanda Airport 136: 128:Harald Edelstam 95: 66: 12: 11: 5: 934: 932: 924: 923: 918: 913: 903: 902: 899: 898: 882: 864: 861: 859: 858: 844: 830: 816: 802: 784: 769: 755: 741: 714: 696: 681: 664: 646: 637:Magazín Latino 629: 625:Iberoamericana 604: 584: 569: 529: 504: 503: 502: 488: 474: 458: 455: 450:Chilekommittén 445: 442: 429: 426: 406:Chilekommittén 402:Chilekommittén 389: 386: 366:Chilekommittén 362: 359: 336:Chilekommittén 321:Chilekommittén 316: 313: 301:Chilekommittén 293:Chilekommittén 277:Chilekommittén 266:Chilekommittén 258:Chilekommittén 254:Chilekommittén 242:Chilekommittén 237: 234: 230:Violetta Parra 226:Jan Hammarlund 217:Chilekommittén 213: 210: 206:Chilekommittén 202: 199: 195:Chilekommittén 191:Chilekommittén 182: 179: 175:Chilekommittén 170:Chilekommittén 165: 162: 154:Chilekommittén 139:Chilekommittén 135: 132: 124:Chilekommittén 117:Chilekommittén 113:Chilekommittén 94: 91: 82:Unidad Popular 65: 62: 54:Chilekommittén 42:Chilekommittén 29:Chilekommittén 21:Chilekommittén 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 933: 922: 919: 917: 914: 912: 909: 908: 906: 897: 896:9789560001207 893: 889: 888: 883: 881: 880:9789163382420 877: 873: 872: 867: 866: 862: 855: 854: 848: 845: 841: 840: 834: 831: 827: 826: 825:Business Week 820: 817: 814: 813: 806: 803: 799: 798: 791: 789: 785: 780: 773: 770: 766: 765: 759: 756: 752: 751: 745: 742: 739: 738: 731: 729: 727: 725: 723: 721: 719: 715: 711: 710: 703: 701: 697: 692: 685: 682: 679: 678: 671: 669: 665: 661: 660: 653: 651: 647: 644: 643: 638: 633: 630: 626: 623: 622: 617: 611: 609: 605: 601: 597: 591: 589: 585: 581: 580: 573: 570: 567: 566: 562: 559: 552: 550: 548: 546: 544: 542: 540: 538: 536: 534: 530: 526: 525: 518: 516: 514: 512: 510: 506: 500: 494: 489: 486: 485:Sweden portal 475: 472: 461: 456: 454: 451: 443: 441: 439: 435: 427: 425: 423: 419: 415: 411: 407: 403: 399: 395: 387: 385: 383: 379: 375: 371: 367: 360: 358: 356: 352: 348: 343: 341: 337: 332: 330: 326: 325:FNL-grupperna 322: 314: 312: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 273: 271: 267: 263: 262:FNL-grupperna 259: 255: 251: 250:FNL-grupperna 247: 243: 235: 233: 231: 227: 222: 218: 211: 209: 207: 200: 198: 196: 192: 188: 180: 178: 176: 171: 163: 161: 159: 155: 150: 148: 144: 140: 133: 131: 129: 125: 120: 118: 114: 109: 104: 100: 92: 90: 88: 83: 79: 75: 71: 64:Early history 63: 61: 59: 55: 51: 50:Stieg Larsson 47: 43: 39: 35: 31: 30: 22: 18: 886: 869: 851: 847: 837: 833: 823: 819: 810: 805: 795: 772: 762: 758: 748: 744: 735: 707: 684: 675: 657: 640: 636: 632: 624: 620: 615: 599: 577: 572: 556: 522: 471:Chile portal 449: 447: 431: 405: 401: 391: 388:IDB protests 381: 377: 365: 364: 344: 335: 333: 324: 320: 318: 308: 304: 300: 292: 276: 274: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 241: 239: 220: 216: 215: 205: 204: 194: 190: 184: 174: 169: 167: 153: 151: 138: 137: 123: 121: 116: 112: 107: 102: 96: 86: 67: 57: 53: 41: 28: 27: 26: 20: 444:Dissolution 351:El Salvador 201:Fundraising 99:coup d'état 905:Categories 797:Sjuttiotal 457:References 101:in Chile, 355:Nicaragua 347:Argentina 340:Stockholm 260:mimicked 93:1973 coup 46:Stockholm 561:Archived 416:and the 319:In 1974 134:Refugees 627:, 2007. 275:Within 70:Swedish 894:  878:  420:. 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Sweden
Chile
Stockholm
Stieg Larsson
Swedish
Salvador Allende
Unidad Popular
coup d'état
Harald Edelstam
Arlanda Airport
Hans Göran Franck
MIR
CUT
Jan Hammarlund
Violetta Parra
United NLF Groups
Communist Party of Sweden
Left Party-Communists
Communist Youth
Revolutionary Marxist League
Chilean Revolutionary Communist Party
Swedish-Cuban Association
Stockholm
Argentina
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Davis Cup match
Båstad
1976 parliamentary election

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