El Siglo is a Chilean weekly newspaper, that is the official organ of the Central Committee of the Chilean Communist Party. The newspaper was founded on August 31, 1940.

El Siglo
Front page of El Siglo's 9–15 August 2013 edition.
Front page of El Siglo's 9–15 August 2013 edition.
Front page of El Siglo's 9–15 August 2013 edition.
TypeWeekly newspaper/magazine
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Communist Party of Chile
Founded1940
HeadquartersSantiago, Chile
Websitewww.elsiglo.cl

On July 14, 1948, it was closed down as consequence of the anti-communist Defense of Democracy Law. From September 10, 1949, it was published clandestinely. On October 25, 1952, it was once again openly published. After the Chilean coup of 1973, it was once again closed down, although it was published clandestinely under Augusto Pinochet. In 1989 it became a weekly magazine.[1]

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  1. ^ The Europa World Year Book 2003. Taylor & Francis Group. 10 July 2003. p. 1066. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

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