Manuel Alfonso Morales Sanhueza
Obrero POJH — 30 years old.
Background
Manuel Alfonso Morales Sanhueza
Obrero POJH — 30 years old.
Case summary
Manuel Alfonso Morales Sanhueza, a 30-year-old POJH worker, died on September 5, 1984, after being struck by gunfire on a public street in Santiago. His death occurred in the context of the Tenth National Day of Protest, and he is recognized as a victim of the political violence of that era.
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
On September 4 and 5, 1984, eight people died in the context of the demonstrations held for the Tenth National Day of Protest:
Manuel Alfonso MORALES SANHUEZA, 30 years old, was employed in the Occupational Program for Heads of Households (POJH). On the night of September 5, he was struck by a bullet while he was on a street in the Pudahuel commune (Santiago).
The evidence gathered was insufficient to determine the origin of the shot, but it leads this Commission to the conviction that Manuel Alfonso Morales fell victim to the situation of political violence that was experienced on that occasion.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1445