President of Chile

The poster child of Latin American countries, when it comes to the Millennium Development Goals, Chile, which seemed to have surpassed all eight goals before the goals were popular in 2000. Chile looks great on paper and excels in many areas like the global partnership, eradicating poverty, and gender equality. A brief look at Chile’s rich history paints a picture like a roller coaster full of ups and downs economically, socially and institutionally. This article will look to examine each of the 8 goals of the MDG. Furthermore, Chile is a unique study where the state has the right formula for success but a lot of times are held back by the wrong institutions. In conclusion this article will discuss how Chile has done completing the MDG and…

In this paper, I will argue that the rise of unionized industrial labor was a vital factor in the drive towards populism in Chile. The structure that stemmed from increased union membership and the growing political participation from union members, primarily in the Socialist and Communist Party, created a political machine that had the ability to throw backing towards progressive candidates, influencing elections and bolstering labor-friendly politicians. This would lead to many of the issues…

History Chile fighting for independence against spain in 1810. initial revolts were suppressed. The Spanish were quickly defeated, and one of the revolution's heroes, Bernardo O'Higgins, became supreme dictator of the new republic. O’higgins left the country in 1823. A civil war in 1891 was followed by less stable governments and military interventions. In 1932 chile returned to constitutional rule. By 1970 a lot of people socialism could solve a lot of their problems as soon as…

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 transported Allende’s cabinet members, sending them to Dawson Island concentration camp. The…

In Chile, like Argentina, the country used ISI before the military take over in 1973. The election of Allende in 1970 began a shift towards political and economic socialism in the country without the support of the people. Some of his reforms concerned land distribution, the nationalization of industry and the expansion of social welfare. The Pinochet dictatorship did not implement neoliberal reforms until the late 1970s even as the country was experiencing hardship due to a decrease in oil…

Augusto Pinochet was one of the worst and cruelest presidents in the history of the modern world, yet he walked away with years of crimes without anything further than some time in house arrest. He even got out of standing trial for his crimes on a bogus case of “Mental Inability” when he was in near-perfect health for a man his age. Additionally, MOST of the soldiers that committed these heinous acts for Pinochet have walked free(No consequence whatsoever), which is an enormous miscarriage of…

Most parts of Latin America have been struggling to implement or enforce democracy for the past century. The most notable examples are Argentina and Chile. Many political scientists have argued that this is mostly due to internal factors such as the corporatist culture and lack of proper structural reforms, but they do not include external pressures from the international sphere to curb communist influence in Latin America. In this paper, I will argue that from the coup in Chile in 1973 to the…

Chile is positioned in the western and southern hemispheres. On the southwestern coast of South America, and bordered by Argentina, Bolivia and Peru and by the Pacific Ocean. Peru on the Northern border, Argentina bordering all of east Chile, and Bolivia in the NE. The Andes Mountains is among the world's longest mountain ranges, spreading across Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile. The Chilean Coastal Range is a mountain range that runs from north to south along the Pacific…

Once said by the famous outstanding Chilean poet "love, beauty it is the shadow of God on the universe. Just like this famous poet stated, it can refer to chile very well. Through its culture, religion, and economy. Chile has a controversial government that influences culture and religion as well as economics. Chile and its vast culture have an array of interesting agriculture. Chile is a country in South America, which borders the pacific sea (Aronson 4). Its capital is Santiago (Time). Chile…

The country of Chile, simply somewhat bigger than the condition of Texas, attained freedom in 1818. Until 1830, the juvenile country was in a condition of tumult when Diego Portales introduced the time of the dictatorial republic. This period, from 1830-1861, was a period of firm-given principle tempered by control. Moderate landowners and traders were in control of an unified government, and a 1833 constitution persevered until 1925. The Conservatives, however tested by a reinforcing liberal…