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On October 22nd, veteran journalist [[Hermógenes Pérez de Arce]] blamed the Chilean [[Communist Party]] ('Partido Comunista de Chile' or PCCh) and her political allies for the initial wave of destruction, pointing out that as a young teenager he witnessed the 'Revolución de la Chaucha' unfold when 50,000 protesters angry over the rise in bus fares had ransacked downtown Santiago and completely overwhelmed police in running street battles from June 16th-17th 1949 before the intervention of the Chilean Army with orders to shoot-to-kill that finally stamped out the leftist violence.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6sMSNeq29g No hay tal crisis social / Comentarios de Hermogenes]</ref><ref>[https://www.guioteca.com/mitos-y-enigmas/la-violenta-revolucion-de-la-chaucha-cuando-santiago-fue-un-campo-de-batalla-por-alza-en-el-transporte-publico/ La violenta “revolución de la chaucha”: Cuando Santiago fue un campo de batalla por alza en el transporte público]</ref>Pérez de Arce witnessed a repeat of the communist tactics during the 'Batalla de Santiago' in early April 1957 when protesters again went on a rampage over a rise in bus fares in the Chilean capital, targeting shops, buses, civilian cars and policemen before the intervention of army reinforcements under General Horacio Gamboa with orders to shoot-to-kill―after first firing warning shots―that quickly restored order in Santiago and elsewhere.<ref>[https://interferencia.cl/articulos/historiador-experto-la-huelga-de-la-chaucha-reflejo-muy-bien-el-agotamiento-de-los Historiador experto: “La 'Huelga de la chaucha' reflejó muy bien el agotamiento de los santiaguinos”]</ref>

On October 22nd, veteran journalist [[Hermógenes Pérez de Arce]] blamed the Chilean [[Communist Party]] ('Partido Comunista de Chile' or PCCh) and her political allies for the initial wave of destruction, pointing out that as a young teenager he witnessed the 'Revolución de la Chaucha' unfold when 50,000 protesters angry over the rise in bus fares had ransacked downtown Santiago and completely overwhelmed police in running street battles from June 16th-17th 1949 before the intervention of the Chilean Army with orders to shoot-to-kill that finally stamped out the leftist violence.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6sMSNeq29g No hay tal crisis social / Comentarios de Hermogenes]</ref><ref>[https://www.guioteca.com/mitos-y-enigmas/la-violenta-revolucion-de-la-chaucha-cuando-santiago-fue-un-campo-de-batalla-por-alza-en-el-transporte-publico/ La violenta “revolución de la chaucha”: Cuando Santiago fue un campo de batalla por alza en el transporte público]</ref>Pérez de Arce witnessed a repeat of the communist tactics during the 'Batalla de Santiago' in early April 1957 when protesters again went on a rampage over a rise in bus fares in the Chilean capital, targeting shops, buses, civilian cars and policemen before the intervention of army reinforcements under General Horacio Gamboa with orders to shoot-to-kill―after first firing warning shots―that quickly restored order in Santiago and elsewhere.<ref>[https://interferencia.cl/articulos/historiador-experto-la-huelga-de-la-chaucha-reflejo-muy-bien-el-agotamiento-de-los Historiador experto: “La 'Huelga de la chaucha' reflejó muy bien el agotamiento de los santiaguinos”]</ref>

Lawmaker Gabriel Boric of the leftist 'Frente Amplio' was at the epicentre of the student rebellion in October which really began with student marches in 2011 and 2012 demanding greater access to higher education, but very quickly escalated into violent clashes with 'Carabineros' that shook the deeply conservative establishment to its core and permanently changed Chilean society. As the face of the student uprising in 2019, Boric came under attack from various well-known conservative figures, including José Antonio Kast, for being a political agitator.

Lawmaker Gabriel Boric of the leftist 'Frente Amplio' was at the epicentre of the student rebellion in October which really began with student marches in 2011 and 2012 demanding greater access to higher education, but very quickly escalated into violent clashes with 'Carabineros' that shook the deeply conservative establishment to its core and permanently changed Chilean society. As the face of the student protests in 2019, Boric came under attack from various well-known conservative figures, including José Antonio Kast, for being a political agitator.

On November 26th, Chilean police investigating reports of a burglary in the headquarters of the Communist Party in the city of Calama in northern Chile, discovered six large bottles of fire accelerants, rock projectiles and plastic face masks, arresting three PCCh members in the premises.<ref>[https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-antofagasta/2019/11/26/3-detenidos-en-sede-pc-en-calama-advierten-porte-de-liquido-incendiario-y-dirigentes-acusan-montaje.shtml 3 detenidos en sede PC en Calama: advierten porte de líquido incendiario y dirigentes acusan montaje]</ref>

On November 26th, Chilean police investigating reports of a burglary in the headquarters of the Communist Party in the city of Calama in northern Chile, discovered six large bottles of fire accelerants, rock projectiles and plastic face masks, arresting three PCCh members in the premises.<ref>[https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-antofagasta/2019/11/26/3-detenidos-en-sede-pc-en-calama-advierten-porte-de-liquido-incendiario-y-dirigentes-acusan-montaje.shtml 3 detenidos en sede PC en Calama: advierten porte de líquido incendiario y dirigentes acusan montaje]</ref>