CP of Chile Pays Tributes to Allende

C. Adhikesavan

Communist Party of Chile paid a tribute to President Salvador Allende, celebrating 53 years since the triumph of the Popular Unity. A march was carried out from Alameda with Morandé to the feet of the monument to the former commander in the Plaza of the Constitution, honour and glory.
As is tradition, political and social organizations made a pilgrimage to the monument to Salvador Allende, in the Plaza of the Constitution, on the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of his election to the Chilean presidency.
On September 4, 1970, Allende won the elections as the candidate of the Popular Unity, a coalition made up of left-wing groups, including the Socialist and Communist parties and the Unitary Popular Action Movement (MAPU).
During the thousand days of his government, important transformations were carried out in the country, such as the nationalization of copper, the deepening of the agrarian reform, the half-litre of milk daily to eliminate child malnutrition and the universalization of health.
Allende won after four elections, it was not overnight, but the result of a people that organized itself and for the first time Socialism came to power democratically.
The son of the recently deceased president of the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh), Guillermo Teillier, participated in the pilgrimage along with the widow of the former leader of that organization, Margarita Alvarado.
“My father would surely be here, so obviously we are on his behalf and because of what the figure of Allende represents,” he said.
The march passed in front of the door of Morandé 80, of the Palacio de La Moneda, where the remains of the dignitary were removed on September 11, 1973, when the coup led by Augusto Pinochet took place.
In his speech at the end of the pilgrimage, the general secretary of the PCCh, Lautaro Carmona, recalled that in this same square, the president warned of a serious conspiracy of reactionary elements that, in order to attack the advance of the people, did not hesitate to resort to fascist practices.
He denounced that the ultra-right makes abusive use of its majority in the Constitutional Council in charge of drafting a new magna carta to replace the one in force since the time of the dictatorship (1973-1990).
If the Constitution proposal emanating from that council goes above the interests of the people, without a doubt, it will be rejected, said Carmona.
The participants in the International Summit for Democracy and Human Rights, held in the commune of Recoleta on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the coup, paid tribute to Allende.
US silence encourages Israeli aggression
Israeli occupation forces killed Ayed Samih Khaled Abu Harb, a 21-year-old Palestinian youth who was shot in the head during an armed raid on a refugee camp in the West Bank city of Tulkarem.
In a reaction to this, the Palestinian presidency spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh criticized the United States for its inaction on the ongoing Israeli violations in the West Bank, urging it to take meaningful actions to end the Palestinian suffering.
He criticised the role of the irrational U.S. silence has encouraged the Israeli government to continue its violations against our people in the West Bank.
According to him as a result, Israel returned to its policy of storming the cities in the West Bank and killing young Palestinians as well as destroying the infrastructure of Palestinian cities and villages. He stressed that Palestinians will never give up their rights of defending their lands and holy places.
He called on the U.S. to “intervene immediately to stop the ongoing Israeli aggression and not be satisfied with the policy of statements that do not change anything on the ground,” warning that “the situation is on the verge of exploding as a result of the dangerous Israeli escalation.”
Since January, over 220 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers, according to official figures.
The poorest countries in world by GDP per capita
Despite abundant global wealth, some countries continue to suffer in extreme poverty. Going by GDP per capita country-wise, there is a list poorest countries in the world in 2023. Before getting into the list of the poorest countries in the world, let’s first understand the concept of GDP per capita and how a country is ranked on this basis.GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product, which measures a country’s goods and services produced yearly. Its population must also be considered to get a clearer picture of how rich or poor a country is. Therefore, divide the GDP by the total number of people in the country to get GDP per capita.
Sometimes, the GDP per capita only tells us part of the story. That’s because the cost of living and inflation rates can vary a lot from one country to another. That is where PPP penetrates to make a fair comparison. PPP stands for Purchasing Power Parity and considers the local costs and inflation rates to give a more accurate picture of the standard of living in different countries.
Some countries might have artificially inflated GDPs due to being tax havens. So, in GDP per capita ranking 2023, GDP per capita PPP is a helpful tool to pinpoint the poorest countries in the world.
These are the poorest countries in the world in 2023 by GDP per capita PPP as estimated by International Monetary Fund (IMF) as of August 28, 2023. The GDP-PPP in dollars. South Sudan with GDP-PPP 515.75, Burundi 891, Central African Republic 1,130, Somalia 1,370, Democratic Republic of Congo 1,474, Mozambique 1556, Niger 1,600, Malawi 1682, Chad 1797 and Liberia 1,798.
Smaller and less powerful countries in challenging regions are among the bottom ten economies. Liberia and Chad encounter obstacles like limited resources, weak financial sectors, and unfavourable tax regimes, hindering foreign investments and growth. Even larger nations like the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mozambique struggle with poverty due to internal conflicts, political instability, and inadequate infrastructure, hampering their economic progress.