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Chile’s leftist president vows to seek repeal of dictatorship-era amnesty law
3 months, 1 week ago

Chile’s leftist president vows to seek repeal of dictatorship-era amnesty law

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile’s left-wing president President Gabriel Boric on Wednesday promised to push for the repeal of an iron-clad amnesty that has for years ruled out most investigation of crimes against humanity committed by Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship. President Boric’s vow — during a speech commemorating the 51st anniversary of Gen. Pinochet’s bloody U.S.-backed putsch that ended Chilean …

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Death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda days after 1973 coup should be reinvestigated, court rules
10 months ago

Death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda days after 1973 coup should be reinvestigated, court rules

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — The death of Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda days after Chile’s 1973 military coup should be reinvestigated, an appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying new steps could help clarify what killed the poet. Reyes said forensic tests carried out in Danish and Canadian labs indicated Neruda’s body had “a great quantity of Cloristridium botulinum, which is incompatible with human …

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Illegally adopted during Chile's dictatorship, they're now reuniting with biological families
10 months ago

Illegally adopted during Chile's dictatorship, they're now reuniting with biological families

The Independent  

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Santiago opens Pan American Games with nod to the Indigenous, poetry and memory of dictatorship
1 year, 2 months ago

Santiago opens Pan American Games with nod to the Indigenous, poetry and memory of dictatorship

Hindustan Times  

In the most awaited moment of the two-hour event, the Pan American flame came through “the tunnel of memory” and into the National Stadium in Santiago that was a center of torture and executions after the coup d'etat five decades ago. Lucy Lopez, 93, who won a silver in the high jump at the 1951 Pan American Games, Chile's first …

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The Catholic Church defended human rights during Chile’s dictatorship. An archive tells the story
1 year, 3 months ago

The Catholic Church defended human rights during Chile’s dictatorship. An archive tells the story

The Independent  

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AP PHOTOS: 50 years ago, Chile’s army ousted a president and everything changed
1 year, 3 months ago

AP PHOTOS: 50 years ago, Chile’s army ousted a president and everything changed

Associated Press  

Fifty years ago, Chile began the darkest period in its modern history. On Sept. 11, 1973, Gen. Augusto Pinochet led a military coup that included the bombing of La Moneda, the presidential palace in the capital of Santiago, where President Salvador Allende had taken refuge. Naranjo, 69, was a member of Chile’s Revolutionary Left Movement and became a political exile …

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Chile’s parties to retry replacing dictatorship constitution
2 years ago

Chile’s parties to retry replacing dictatorship constitution

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile’s political parties from the left to the right have agreed to try again to replace the constitution imposed by Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship four decades ago. The accord was announced in the former Congress building, the same place where Chile’s entire political firmament — except for the Communist Party, which wouldn’t join them — agreed …

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Chile political parties agree to draft new constitution
2 years ago

Chile political parties agree to draft new constitution

Al Jazeera  

Agreement comes three months after voters rejected a replacement for current, Pinochet-era Magna Carta. Fourteen political parties in Chile — including representatives from the left and right — have agreed to begin work on a new constitution, in the latest attempt to replace a national charter that dates back to the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Monday’s deal also calls …

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Chile’s move to replace dictatorship constitution faces test
2 years, 3 months ago

Chile’s move to replace dictatorship constitution faces test

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — Two years ago, the vast majority of Chileans reached a conclusion: The constitution needs to change. “We are facing one of the most important elections that we’ve had in the history of Chile, if not the most important,” said Gaspar Domínguez, former vice president of the constitutional convention. “Constitutions can be interpreted, that’s why we have supreme …

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Chile’s president receives draft of new constitution
2 years, 5 months ago

Chile’s president receives draft of new constitution

Al Jazeera  

Chileans will have two months to review the new constitution before an obligatory referendum on September 4. Chile’s new draft constitution has been submitted to President Gabriel Boric, after a year-long process that saw constituent assembly members debate and write up a document to replace the country’s Pinochet-era magna carta. “Today begins a new stage where everyone makes history.” In …

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How will rewriting Chile’s constitution change the country?
2 years, 9 months ago

How will rewriting Chile’s constitution change the country?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, March 2 at 19:30 GMT: Chile’s constitutional convention has begun debating motions for a new magna carta – one that will replace the dictatorship-era constitution many Chileans view as the source of the country’s social inequality. Progressives in the country hope the new constitution will bring major changes in a wide range of areas, including environmental protections, water …

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Chile’s constituent assembly begins debating new constitution
2 years, 10 months ago

Chile’s constituent assembly begins debating new constitution

Al Jazeera  

Constituents are discussing host of measures, such as water and Indigenous rights, that could end up in new magna carta. Chile’s constituent assembly has begun formally debating motions for a new constitution, which is set to replace one dating back to the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. “In this period we are going to see what is really going to …

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Leftist millennial wins election as Chile's next president
3 years ago

Leftist millennial wins election as Chile's next president

India TV News  

A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests was elected Chile's next president Sunday after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump. With 56 per cent of the votes, Gabriel Boric handily defeated by more than 10 points lawmaker José Antonio Kast, who tried unsuccessfully to scare voters that his young, inexperienced opponent would …

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Kast, Boric face off in Chile’s polarised presidential runoff
3 years ago

Kast, Boric face off in Chile’s polarised presidential runoff

Al Jazeera  

Increased turnout expected in runoff election between far-right and social-democratic candidates. Sunday’s runoff – where polls opened at 8am and will close at 6pm – pits Jose Antonio Kast, a far-right conservative campaigning on law and order, against Gabriel Boric, a progressive social democrat advocating social justice. Boric, a 35-year-old congressman and former student activist, promised to overhaul the pension …

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Runoff looms in Chile as far-right Kast leads presidential vote
3 years, 1 month ago

Runoff looms in Chile as far-right Kast leads presidential vote

Al Jazeera  

Far-right former legislator Jose Antonio Kast will meet left-wing activist Gabriel Boric in Chile’s presidential runoff on December 19. “They are playing songs that are talking about security and freedom – the two main planks of Kast’s campaign.” At Boric’s offices in Santiago, the mood was equally festive. “I am not going to vote for Gabriel Boric’s candidacy, and I …

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Mapuche woman to lead body drafting Chile’s new constitution
3 years, 5 months ago

Mapuche woman to lead body drafting Chile’s new constitution

Al Jazeera  

The architects of Chile’s new constitution have chosen an Indigenous Mapuche woman to lead the process, as the country’s constitutional assembly was inaugurated on Sunday in the capital, Santiago. University professor and activist for Mapuche educational and linguistic rights Elisa Loncon, a 58-year-old independent constituent, was picked by 96 of 155 delegates, including 17 Indigenous people, who make up the …

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Chile’s unpopular president delivers solitary farewell
3 years, 6 months ago

Chile’s unpopular president delivers solitary farewell

Al Jazeera  

Santiago, Chile – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera began his last address to the nation this week by apologising to families hit by an economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Despite that, the president will be leaving office widely unpopular, with his once strong base of support now collapsed and his right-wing coalition still reeling from a shock defeat in …

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Chile’s president hails ‘triumph’ as voters back scrapping dictatorship-era constitution
4 years, 1 month ago

Chile’s president hails ‘triumph’ as voters back scrapping dictatorship-era constitution

CNN  

CNN — Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera hailed the results of a national referendum held to scrap a dictatorship-era constitution as a “triumph” for democracy. Preliminary results late Sunday showed Chileans overwhelmingly backed drafting a new constitution. Large crowds gathered in Santiago’s Plaza Italia on Sunday evening to celebrate the referendum result with banners like “Adiós, General,” images from CNN affiliate …

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