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santiago , chile e. p. thompson 31 january 1936 gabrielsalazar.jpg gabriel salazar
 gabriel salazar historian
gabriel salazar

gabriel salazar vergara , -lrb- santiago 31 january 1936 -rrb- is a chilean historian .
he is known in chile for his study of social history and interpretations of social movements , particularly the recent student protests of 2006 and 2011-2012 .
he studied history , sociology and philosophy at universidad de chile .
salazar used to be a member of the revolutionary left movement until 1973 .
in that year he was tortured in villa grimaldi by the military .
