
Littré Quiroga
Littré Quiroga was a Chilean political figure and the national director of prisons who was murdered alongside folk singer Víctor Jara shortly after the military coup led by Augusto Pinochet in 1973. Quiroga was arrested and tortured at the Estadio Chile stadium before being killed, with his body found bearing multiple gunshot wounds. He is remembered as one of the many victims of the human rights violations that occurred during Pinochet's regime.
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Littré Quiroga was Allende’s national director of prisons and was murdered alongside Víctor Jara.
Pinochet-era soldier jailed for killing folk singer Víctor Jara 53 years ago | ChileThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2026-07-27







