Chile court orders remains of poet Neruda exhumed
- Published: 9 Feb 2013 at 10.44
- Online news: World
A Chilean judge has ordered the remains of poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda to be exhumed in a probe into whether he died of cancer or was killed by agents serving Augusto Pinochet.
Pablo Neruda is pictured on October 12, 1971, after receiving the Nobel Literature Prize in Stockholm. A Chilean judge has ordered the remains of the famed poet to be exhumed as part of an investigation into his death.
The exhumation was announced Friday by the foundation that manages his literary legacy.
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