explain the expansion of democracy across the world
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Yet another example of democracy getting derailed is that of Chile in South America. Situated on the western coast of South America, the country resembles Kerala in our country. Salvador Allende had become the President of the country after the elections held in 1970. He introduced a number of social and economic reforms in the country.
The educational system was reformed and land was redistributed among the farmers. Salvador Allende was opposed to the exploitation of Chile by foreign companies. For that one reason, his policies were not liked by the rich people of the country. On September 11, 1973, military leaders staged a coup in the country. The President’s house was surrounded and bombed. Allende died in the military attack.
Earlier he had been asked by the military leaders to either go out of the country or resign from the office of the President. He had agreed to neither of these conditions. He had to suffer for his vision of Chile becoming a country where men would be free and the country would march onwards to a better society.
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In order to take roots, democracy, like any delicate plant, needs a certain type of soil, climate and nutrients. Societies with a long tradition of strong dictatorships, feudal character, extreme poverty or a heightened sense of sectoral loyalties find it difficult to switch over to a democratic system of government.
Where the leadership is ambitious and more interested in personal gains rather than welfare of the masses, democracy does not run a smooth course. This contrast is most visible in cases of India and Pakistan. Democracy has yet to take firm roots in Pakistan while it is well entrenched in India although not without certain shortcoming.
A number of African countries attained freedom after the Second World War. Not all of them have been able to successfully transform their political systems from colonialism to self governing democracy. One such example is that of Nigeria. The country has gone through a long process of coups and military dictatorships after independence. Democracy is yet to take roots in a number of African countries.
Ghana was formerly the Gold Coast Colony. Opposition to foreign rule grew under the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah in 1949. He had formed the Convention People’s Party. The people demanded independence from British rule in 1950.
In the elections held in 1951 and 1957, the C.P.P. was able to secure majority. That made the people of Gold Coast achieves independence. The name of the country was then changed to Ghana. Nkrumah became President in 1960. Opposition developed against his great personal power in 1966.
He was removed from power by the police and the armed forces under General E.K.Katoka when Nkrumah had gone to China. Katoka was killed in 1967. In 1969, the people of Ghana elected Dr. K.A. Busia to power. In 1972 the government was taken over by Colonel I.K. Achempong. This is the story in many other African countries too. They have failed to stabilize democracy and thus consolidate the gains of achieving freedom from foreign rule.
Yet another example of democracy getting derailed is that of Chile in South America. Situated on the western coast of South America, the country resembles Kerala in our country. Salvador Allende had become the President of the country after the elections held in 1970. He introduced a number of social and economic reforms in the country.
The educational system was reformed and land was redistributed among the farmers. Salvador Allende was opposed to the exploitation of Chile by foreign companies. For that one reason, his policies were not liked by the rich people of the country. On September 11, 1973, military leaders staged a coup in the country. The President’s house was surrounded and bombed. Allende died in the military attack.
Earlier he had been asked by the military leaders to either go out of the country or resign from the office of the President. He had agreed to neither of these conditions. He had to suffer for his vision of Chile becoming a country where men would be free and the country would march onwards to a better society.
In his last address to the people, he had said, “Workers of my homeland, Chileans will overcome this dark and bitter moment when treason became dominant… I have certainty that my sacrifice will not be in vain… I will be a moral lesson to castigate felony, cowardice and treason.”
Salvador Allende was targeted because he was opposed to his country’s resources like copper being taken away by foreign companies. A section of the navy took over the sea port. The Defence Minister went there to find out what the real situation was. He was arrested. Later the President’s House was surrounded and bombed by the military. The governance of the country was taken over by the military (such changes are referred to as military coup).
Military dictatorships are infamous for torturing those who oppose them. General Augusto Pinochet who took over as President after the death of Salvador Allende was no exception. Several miners believed to be sympathetic to the former President were arrested, taken away from their homes and shot.
The rest of the population including the wives of miners who had been shot was threatened that if they dared to oppose, they would suffer a similar fate. The Press was put under strict censorship. Stories about torture and threats never got published.
Dictatorships however have failed to kill the spirit of democracy. Pinochet was rejected by the voters of Chile on October 5, 1988. Aylwin won by a large majority of votes defeating the official candidate put up by the military dictatorship. He took office in March 1990. Pinochet had to give up his lifetime Senatorial status.