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when did chile restore democracy

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Answered by janvisingla17
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>Salvador Allende was the president of Chile.
=> On 11 September ,1973,military coup took place in which his government was
overthrown by the military,led by General Augusto Pinochet
=> After this,Pinochet became the president of Chile and ruled it for the next 17 years.
=>Thus,military dictatorship was established in Chile.
=>His ,-Pinochet's government torured and killed severalof those whowanted democrac
to be restored..
=>His military dictatorship came to an end after he decided to hold a referendum in 1988.
=>He felt confident that in his referendum,the people would say yes to his continuing
power.
=>But the people of a Chile had not forgotten their democratic traditions.their vote was a
decisive no to Pinochet.
=>This led to Pinochet losing first his political and then his military powers.
=>Political freedom was restored.
=>Since then Chile has held 4 presidential elections in which different political parties
have participated.
=>Slowly,the army's role in the country's government has been eliminated.
=>Elected governments that came to power ordered inquiries into Pinochet's rule.These
inquiries into Pinochet's rule.These inquiries showed that his government was not only
very brutal but also very corrupt.
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