Tucapel Francisco Jiménez Alfaro (4 August 1921 – 25 February 1982) was a

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an trade union leader. Head of the National Grouping of Public Employees (ANEF), he was murdered on 25 February 1982 by the military dictatorship of

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in the suburbs of Chile's capital,

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. His body was mutilated and found by a roadside. His murder was condemned by the

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following an investigation. In 2009, 11 Chilean military officials and one civilian were convicted in Jimenez's murder.

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