In the early 1900’s all the Latin American were under
some sort of dictators. No Latin America
country had it as bad as the people in Chile.
In Chile they were being control with a communist party that had been
there for years therefore they were very powerful.
In 1970 Salvador Allende became president. This election made Chile become closer to
socialism. With a new president in
office the people had hope in having better reforms. They were foreseeing national ion in copper, coal,
and steel. As well as in banks and
pieces of land.
The popular unity government was looking out for those
who no one really thought of which were the poor population. Telling them that there will be prices
freezes, increase wages promote that there more chances for them to success in
the country. Making the people feel like
they were being looked out for so they could give them their support and give
them their vote.
In September 1973 the bloodiest attack to take over in
history occur in Chile where Allende was killed. Along will thousands of supporters murdered
along him. And many other disappeared who were later were found that they were
tortured.
As a result Augusto Pinochet led Chile military. As he overthrew the Allende government. Allende was the first Marxist the was ever
elected to national presidency democracy. Due to overpowering the Allende Pinochet
establish himself as being head of the military. With his power he gave himself the opportunity
in being president for 8 years. After
the 8 years, there was a rejection for him to stay in office and was removed
from presidential but still kept his title as commander in chief until 1998.
Throughout the years he continued to have the support
of his believers. He once said, "I would like to be remembered as a man who
served his country, who served Chile throughout his entire life on this
earth," he once told an interviewer. "And what he did was always done
thinking about the welfare of Chile and never sacrificing my tradition to hand
it to other countries." (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
In October 1998 he became the center
of international attention when he was arrested in London, following a request
from Spain for his extradition to stand trial for ‘crimes of genocide and
terrorism’, in which some of the victims had been Spanish nationals. The arrest
caused tension between UK and Chile, and civil unrest in Chile between Pinochet
supporters and opponents. At the beginning of 2000, Pinochet remained under
house arrest in the UK, pending the outcome of legal procedures, but the UK
government returned him to Chile on the grounds of ill health. Chile's Court of
Appeal decided to strip Pinochet of immunity from prosecution, and he was later
ordered to stand trial. (http://www.biography.com/people/augusto-pinochet-9441138#profile)
Even though Pinochet could have been charged with human rights abuses during
his rule he died without putting on trial.
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