1. The 1973 Coup and the dictatorship following
The 1973 Coup in Chile takes a very important place in the world history of the coups.…
Chile had democratically elected its president on 4 September 1970, where Salvador…
„As part of Allende’s “Chilean way,” he attempted to make Chile self-sufficient and a developed nation by expropriating industries from foreign capitalists, raising wages, bettering the healthcare system for his citizens, and implementing cutting-edge technological apparatuses for his country. The ultimate tragedy…
The coup was led by the general Augusto Pinochet, who was earlier in 1973 appointed…
Very important point in understanding the success of military coup in Chile and the…
After the coup, everything had changed in Chile. The society, which was deeply polarized…
Detention centers were present in the whole country, and many people were unlawfully…
The question which arises is why was the dictatorial regime so brutal and what were…
„Pinochet and his supporters chose to exercise terror and repression because it served to justify their claim that the Marxist threat was real and could only be countered by such measures. This claim could then be used to justify in their eyes the creation of a severely authoritarian regime with strict controls over any political activity and drastic punishment for anyone perceived as an opponent of the regime.“…
There are two important legal acts brought in the time of dictatorship, having a…
The 1978 Amnesty Law, and …
The 1980 Constitution.…