translated from Spanish: Farewell to a historic: 103 years dies Víctor Pey, owner of El Clarín

to the age of 103 years, died on Friday in Santiago Víctor Pey Casado, ingen Spanish Iero exiled in Chile, owner of El Clarín newspaper and Adviser of Presidente Salvador Allende.
Pey fought for the Republicans during the Spanish civil war, was captured in France and then formed part of the Spanish Government in exile. Accompanied by his family, arrived in Chile in September 1939 aboard the ship Winnipeg, managed by Pablo Neruda.
In our country, he founded an engineering firm, acquired El Clarín newspaper and served as Advisor during the Popular unity Government. After the coup, Víctor Pey was persecuted by the military Junta and was split into exile, returning to Chile during the 90s.
In 2015, he received the rectoral Medal of the University of Chile. On that occasion, Pey gave a speech where he said that “Chile for my meant freedom.” Here I fell in love, here build houses, public works, drinking water works, roads, ports with my brother. Already an entrepreneur, bought Darío Saint Marie Clarín newspaper, at the time of highest national circulation, supporting the Salvador Allende’s democratically elected Government”.
Pey started in 1997 a lawsuit against the Chilean State before the Tribunal of the World Bank (ICSID), the expropriation of the journal. However, during the Government of Ricardo Lagos and Michelle Bachelet, the fiscal position was to avoid paying. After 19 years of litigation, the tribunal gave has not established its claim that “there is no reason in the circumstances of the case to grant compensation for moral damages to Mr (Victor) Pey Casado or to the Foundation (Spanish President Allende)”.
 Recognition known his death, the House of Bello expressed its condolences. This recognition has joined the Communist MP Carmen Hertz, who emphasized that Pey “pledged with courage and strength in all the just and noble causes of our country, a key figure in the arrest of Pinochet in London, example for all of us,” while Isabel Allende Socialist Senator recalled that it was a “great friend and collaborator of my father. Committed and noble. “Legitimate owner of the Bugle that ignored the State of Chile and great promoter along with Joan Garcés of the trial to Pinochet”.
Organizations such as the Salvador Allende Foundation joined the tribute: “our Foundation is deeply saddened by the death of Víctor Pey. Brave and committed to the Unidad Popular man. On such a symbolic day, leaves us the founder of the newspaper Clarín, tireless fighter for the defence of human rights. Our condolences to his family and friends”.
The speech of Víctor Pey in the University of Chile:

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