Augusto Pinochet

This term can be applied to the United States, as they deliberately impeded on the democratic process in both Chile and Argentina in order to stifle communist influence and promote liberalism. They maintained the military coups of Pinochet and The Process of National Reorganization and made sure that they were supported through economic and military aid. Opposition to the regimes were stifled and often eliminated in secret and not so secret operations, and the American government made…

Maze), was written by the Chilean film director and writer, Miguel Littin. Littin was born in the 1940s, was a supporter of Salvador Allende’s regime, and was exiled soon after the assassination of Allende during the rise in power of dictator Augusto Pinochet in Chile during his military coup of the country. Littin is also known for his other films, such as one relevant to this same historical subject is Dawson Isla 10 from 2009 which was a film about events after the 1973 coup that arrested and…

constitutional or not. When Chile was transitioning to democracy there were fourteen justices out of the sixteen who were appointed during the regime (Huneeus 2007, 439). The nine designated senators that were appointed was also pro Pinochet. Their presence would ensure that Pinochet would continue to be supported in the legislature. These impediments limited the party coalitions’ responsiveness and ability to enact legislation that would benefit the people (Posner 1999, 59). The binomial…

For my blog project, I have been focusing on the FIFA corruption scandal that started in 2010 during the World Cup in Africa. When I was researching blogs, many blogs were viewable however, most of the ones I clicked on were only the main post, they had never received any responses. I luckily found three blogs after a while of searching. The only downside is that the comments and posts on these blogs were not current for 2016. Many of the comments were posted roughly around the exact same time,…

reflects Hugh O’Shaughnessy’s observations, “when the curfew was clamped down at 6pm, there was a nightly rush for transport, public and private, as people scrambled to get indoors promptly”, made in his article “Chilean coup: 40 years ago I watched Pinochet crush a democratic dream”(1). Therefore, Costa-Gavras creates a realistic atmosphere to project a sense of authenticity for…

When coming across an article on Pinochet, the first words I came across were, “Augusto Pinochet: Murderer or Savior? (Minster).” Augusto made his career out of being an army officer and military dictator in Chile from 1973 to 1990 and his power was obvious through inflation, poverty, and the authoritarianism he had over his opposed leaders…

One of the defining moments in Chile’s history was the fight for change for the working class against the Chilean government during the 1970s. In the midst of an upsurge of worker militancy, the 1970 presidential election was taking place. Running was Salvador Allende who represented the common people of Chile. Allende led the left-wing coalition Popular Unity (UP) and for many Chilean workers, the UP government embodied their aspirations for a better life. In Peter Winn’s book, Weavers of…

After the task of coordinating and unifying the opposition was achieved, the foremost task was to force the regime to surrender power. In 1983, external and internal pressures were eased after the Chilean government followed suit with foreign demand by opening itself to liberation. Quickly after the regime canceled its ties with the opposition, as a result anti-government initiatives reappeared. A state of siege was imposed, lifted due to international linkage/leverage pressure, and then…

It was safe to say that by early 1973 the Tupamaros had been effectively destroyed as a coherent organization. The government had won, but only at the cost of destroying democracy in Uruguay and alienating large sections of the population (El Uruguayo, Latin Studies). However, military leadership pressured President Bordaberry to lengthen the state of internal war, which he did, even though the threat (Tupamaros) had already been taken care of. This allowed them room to organize a coup and…

Isabel Peron was born on February 4, 1931, in La Rioja, Argentina. Isabel’s real name was Maria Estela Martinez Cartas. Isabel changed her name after her confirmation in the Catholic Church. Isabel was born in the low to middle class. Her father was a banker and he died when Isabel was a young girl causing her family to have financial issues. Isabel learned had training in French, the piano and dance. However, after the fifth grade Isabel dropped out of school and became a dancer. That’s when…