Chile Voters End Pinochet’s Military Rule
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Democracy, Dictatorships, Dictators, Tyrants, Human Rights, Elections, Voting
- Curriculum: Latin American History
- Geographical Location: Chile
- Date: December 14, 1989
Article abstract: After seventeen years of military rule under General Augusto Pinochet, Chileans peacefully resumed the democratic process by electing Patricio Aylwin to the presidency.
Summary of Event
Chileans in the 1960’s were justifiably proud of their long tradition of democratic rule supported by a military committed to upholding the constitution. In 1970, the candidate of a leftist coalition, Salvador Allende Gossens, was elected to the presidency in a three-way race that gave him only slightly more than one-third of the vote. His regime’s...
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