Hernan garcia pinochet biography

The official story became that the three suspects had caused the explosion themselves by trying to burn and destroy incriminating evidence. Such actions had the effect of justifying the existence of heavily armed forces in Chile and the dictatorship's conduct against such "violent" offenders. Leigh criticized Pinochet for having joined the coup very late and then subsequently pretending to keep all power for himself.

In December , Leigh opposed the proposal to name Pinochet president of Chile. Leigh recalls from that moment that, "Pinochet was furious: he hit the board, broke the glass, injured his hand a little and bled. Then, Merino and Mendoza told me I should sign, because if not the junta would split. I signed. Pinochet was said to have been angered by Leigh's continued founding of a structure to divide the executive and legislative branches, eventually leading to Pinochet consolidating his power and Leigh being removed from the regime.

In accordance with legal rights established by the junta government, its members could not be dismissed without evidence of impairment, hence Pinochet and his ally junta members had declared Leigh to be unfit. Another dictatorship member critical of Pinochet, Arturo Yovane , was removed from his post as minister of mining in and appointed ambassador at the new Chilean embassy in Tehran.

Over time the dictatorship incorporated civilians into the government. Many of the Chicago boys joined the government, and Pinochet was largely sympathetic to them. This sympathy, scholar Peter Winn explains, was indebted to the fact that the Chicago boys were technocrats and thus fitted Pinochet's self-image of being "above politics".

Another group of civilians that collaborated extensively with the regime were the Gremialists , whose movement started in in the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He participated in the design of important speeches of Pinochet and provided frequent political and doctrinal advice and consultancy. According to him this lead him into various "inconviniencies and difficulties".

According to scholar Carlos Huneeus , the Gremialists and the Chicago Boys shared a long-term power strategy and were linked to each other in many ways. One of the exemptions is a Univision interview with Osvaldo Romo Mena , a civilian torturer in recounting his actions. Osvaldo Romo died while incarcerated for the murder of three political opponents.

For the most part, civilian collaborators with Pinochet have not broken the code of silence held by the military of the s to s. Establishing a new constitution was a core issue for the dictatorship since it provided a mean of legitimization. Chile's new constitution was approved in a national plebiscite held on September 11, This was done on October 28, , even before the Declaration of Principles of the junta made in March This was a way of mobilizing sympathetic elements of the civil society in support for the dictatorship.

Allamand and other young right-wingers also resented the dominance of the gremialist in SNJ, considering it a closed gremialist club. The policy towards the sympathetic youth contrasted with the murder, surveillance and forced disappearances the dissident youth faced from the regime. Most of the documents of the SNJ were reportedly destroyed by the dictatorship in In under the presidency of Christian Democrat Eduardo Frei Montalva, the women's section expanded pre-existing neighbourhood 'mothers' centres' which initially helped women to purchase their own sewing machines to help garner support for their social reforms amongst the poorer sections.

By the end of the s, there were 8, centres involving , members. Immediately after the coup MIR-aligned elements in Neltume , southern Chile , unsuccessfully assaulted the local Carabineros station. Subsequently, MIR conducted several operations against the Pinochet government until the late s. Attacks on Chilean military official increased in the early s, with the MIR killing several security forces personnel on a variety of occasions through extensive use of planted bombs in police stations or machine gun use.

Department of State and MI6 , until supposedly ceasing to operate in The Catholic Church was symbolically and institutionally powerful within Chile. Domestically, it was the second most powerful institution, behind Pinochet's government. While the Church remained politically neutral, its opposition to the regime came in the form of human rights advocacy and through the social movements that it gave a platform to.

It was apolitical in a spirit of collaboration rather than conflict with the government. In response Silva founded the Vicariate in its place. Historian Hugo Fruhling's work highlights the multifaceted nature of Vicaria. The Church published a newsletter called Solidarity published in Chile and abroad and supplied the public with information through radio stations.

Vicaria pursued a legal strategy of defending human rights, not a political strategy to re-democratise Chile. The Days of National Protest Jornadas de Protesta Nacional were days of civil demonstrations that periodically took place in Chile in the s against the military junta. They were characterized by street demonstrations in the downtown avenues of the city in the mornings, strikes during the day, and barricades and clashes in the periphery of the city throughout the night.

The protests were faced with increased government repression from , with the biggest and last protest summoned in July The protests changed the mentality of many Chileans, strengthening opposition organizations and movements in the plebiscite. After the military took over the government in , a period of dramatic economic changes began. The Chilean economy was still faltering in the months following the coup.

As the military junta itself was not particularly skilled in remedying the persistent economic difficulties, it appointed a group of Chilean economists who had been educated in the United States at the University of Chicago. Given financial and ideological support from Pinochet, the U. From an economic point of view, the era can be divided into two periods.

The first, from to , corresponds to the period when most of the reforms were implemented. The period ended with the international debt crisis and the collapse of the Chilean economy. At that point, unemployment was extremely high, above 20 percent, and a large proportion of the banking sector had become bankrupt. The following period was characterized by new reforms and economic recovery.

Some economists argue that the recovery was due to an about-face turnaround of Pinochet's free market policy, since he nationalized many of the same industries that were nationalized under Allende and fired the Chicago Boys from their government posts. Chile's main industry, copper mining , remained in government hands, with the Constitution declaring them "inalienable", [ 95 ] but new mineral deposits were open to private investment.

At the same time, a series of massive protests were organized, trying to cause the fall of the regime, which were efficiently repressed. In Chile witnessed a severe economic crisis with a surge in unemployment and a meltdown of the financial sector. In another five banks were nationalized and two banks had to be put under government supervision.

Critics ridiculed the economic policy of the Chicago Boys as "Chicago way to socialism". He allowed the peso to float and reinstated restrictions on the movement of capital in and out of the country. He deleted some bank regulations and simplified and reduced the corporate tax. Chile went ahead with privatizations, including public utilities and the re-privatization of companies that had briefly returned to government control during the —83 crisis.

From to , Chile's gross domestic product grew by an annual average of 5. Chile developed a good export economy, including the export of fruits and vegetables to the northern hemisphere when they were out of season, and commanded high export prices. Initially the economic reforms were internationally praised. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher credited Pinochet with bringing about a thriving, free-enterprise economy, while at the same time downplaying the junta's human rights record, condemning an "organised international Left who are bent on revenge".

With the economic crises of the "monetarist experiment" was regarded by critics a failure. The pragmatic economic policy after the crises of is appreciated for bringing constant economic growth. The economic policies espoused by the Chicago Boys and implemented by the junta initially caused several economic indicators to decline for Chile's lower classes.

In , the LOCE act on education initiated the dismantlement of public education. Overall, the impact of neoliberal policies has reduced the total proportion of students in both public and private institutions in relation to the entire population, from 30 per cent in down to 25 per cent in , and up only to 27 per cent today. If falling birth rates have made it possible today to attain full coverage at primary and secondary levels, the country has fallen seriously behind at tertiary level, where coverage, although now growing, is still only 32 per cent of the age group.

The figure was twice as much in neighbouring Argentina and Uruguay , and even higher in developed countries— South Korea attaining a record 98 per cent coverage. Significantly, tertiary education for the upper-income fifth of the Chilean population, many of whom study in the new private universities, also reaches above 70 per cent.

The junta relied on the middle class, the oligarchy, domestic business, foreign corporations, and foreign loans to maintain itself. Financial conglomerates became major beneficiaries of the liberalized economy and the flood of foreign bank loans. Large foreign banks reinstated the credit cycle, as the Junta saw that the basic state obligations, such as resuming payment of principal and interest installments, were honored.

One of the most abrupt changes affecting sanitation in the country was in the realm of drinking water and sanitation in Chile. In , all state-owned companies in this sector were merged into the National Sanitary Works Service SENDOS , which led to a major restructuring process and gradual outsourcing of services to private companies. Consequently, there was an exponential, widespread increase in the connection to drinking water and sewerage systems, both urban and rural.

In , the regime established the National Immunization Program, which provided a universal and free schedule of vaccinations from birth against the infectious diseases most prevalent among Chileans, aiming to minimize contagion and morbidity. With the establishment of a liberal economic policy, there was a strong defense of private property in all areas of Chilean national economic life, which also influenced public policy regarding social housing.

Thus, the right to housing was acknowledged, but only if families made a minimum savings contribution beforehand in order to qualify for these state benefits. The cost of housing in Chile was deregulated, leaving it to free-market criteria. Likewise, beginning in the s, there was a mass relocation of residents from informal settlements in large cities, known in Chile as " poblaciones callampa ", moving families to designated areas.

Decree Law No. Drafted during the early years of the dictatorship, it reflected a concern about preserving "internal order" in the face of perceived ideological and political threats. Among its most controversial provisions, the decree granted broad powers to the Executive to ban entry, expel foreigners, and restrict rights on grounds of "national interest" or "security".

It also incorporated mechanisms that allowed authorities to act at their discretion, facilitating the expulsion of immigrants. Having risen to power on an anti-Marxist agenda, Pinochet found common cause with the military dictatorships of Bolivia , Brazil , Paraguay , Uruguay , and later, Argentina. The six countries eventually formulated a plan known as Operation Condor , in which the security forces of participating states would target active left-wing militants, guerrilla fighters, and their alleged sympathizers in the allied countries.

The exact nature and extent of this support is disputed. See U. It is known, however, that the American Secretary of State at the time, Henry Kissinger, practiced a policy of supporting coups in nations which the United States viewed as leaning toward Communism. The new junta quickly broke diplomatic relations with Cuba and North Korea , which had been established under the Allende government.

Shortly after the junta came to power, several communist countries, including the Soviet Union , North Vietnam , East Germany , Poland , Czechoslovakia , Hungary , Bulgaria , and Yugoslavia , severed diplomatic relations with Chile however, Romania and the People's Republic of China both continued to maintain diplomatic relations with Chile. In , Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos had invited the entire Junta consisting at this point of Pinochet, Merino, Matthei, and Mendoza to visit the country as part of a planned tour of Southeast Asia in an attempt to help improve their image and bolster military and economic relations with the Philippines, Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong.

Due to intense U. Pinochet and the junta were further caught off guard and humiliated when they were forced to land in Fiji to refuel for the planned return to Santiago, only to be met with airport staff who refused to assist the plane in any way the Fijian military was called in instead , invasive and prolonged customs searches, exorbitant fuel and aviation service charges, and hundreds of angry protesters who pelted his plane with eggs and tomatoes.

He praised Allende for his "valiant attitude" and took note of the role of the United States in instigating the coup by recalling his familiarity with coup-making processes. Pinochet was heading to meet Alfredo Stroessner in Paraguay so the encounter at Argentina was technically a stopover. A full-scale war was prevented only by the calling off of the operation by Argentina for military and political reasons.

Chile along with Colombia , were the only countries in South America to criticize the use of force by Argentina in its war with the UK over the Falkland Islands. Chile actually helped the United Kingdom during the war. Chilean sovereignty over the islands and Argentinian east of the surrounding sea is now undisputed. The U. Henry Kissinger visited Santiago in for the annual conference of the Organisation of American States.

During his visit he privately met with Pinochet and reassured the leader of internal support from the U. This more aggressive stance coincided with the election of Jimmy Carter who shifted the focus of U. Britain's initial reaction to the overthrowing of Allende was one of caution. The Conservative government recognised the legitimacy of the new government but didn't offer any other declarations of support.

Under the Labour government of — , while Britain regularly condemned the junta at the United Nations for its human rights abuses, bilateral relations between the two were not affected to the same degree. Chile was neutral during the Falkland War , but its Westinghouse long-range radar deployed at Punta Arenas, in southern Chile, gave the British task force early warning of Argentinian air attacks, which allowed British ships and troops in the war zone to take defensive action.

A further consignment of three frontier surveillance and shipping reconnaissance Canberras left for Chile in October. Although France received many Chilean political refugees, it also secretly collaborated with Pinochet. Apart from Le Monde , newspapers remained silent about this request. It claimed that no agreement had been signed, despite the agreement found by Robin in the Quai d'Orsay.

When then Minister of Foreign Affairs Dominique de Villepin traveled to Chile in February , he claimed that no cooperation between France and the military regimes had occurred. Reportedly one of Juan Velasco Alvarado 's main goals was to militarily reconquer the lands lost by Peru to Chile in the War of the Pacific. According to sources, the alleged invasion scheme could be seen from the Chilean's government perspective as a plan for some kind of leftist counterattack.

Holsti claim more important issues were behind the "ideological incompatibility" between the regimes of Velasco Alvarado and Pinochet and that Peru would have been concerned about Pinochet's geopolitical views on Chile's need of naval hegemony in the Southeastern Pacific. Francoist Spain had enjoyed warm relations with Chile while Allende was in power.

Juan Carlos I personally called Pinochet to let him know he was not welcome at his crowning. After the Chilean military coup in , Fidel Castro promised Chilean revolutionaries' far-reaching aid. Initially Cuban support for resistance consisted of clandestine distribution of funds to Chile, human rights campaigns at the UN to isolate the Chilean dictatorship, and efforts to undermine US-Chilean bilateral relations.

Eventually Cuba's policy changed to arming and training insurgents. Once their training was completed, Cuba helped the guerrillas return to Chile, providing false passports and false identification documents. By late , at least highly trained MIR guerrillas had reentered Chile and the MIR began building a base for future guerrilla operations in Neltume , a mountainous forest region in southern Chile.

In a massive operation spearheaded by Chilean Army Para-Commandos, security forces involving some 2, troops, were forced to deploy in the Neltume mountains from June to November , where they destroyed two MIR bases, seizing large caches of munitions and killing a number of MIR commandos. In , Chilean security forces discovered 80 tons of munitions, including more than three thousand M rifles and more than two million rounds of ammunition, at the tiny fishing harbor of Carrizal Bajo , smuggled ashore from Cuban fishing trawlers off the coast of Chile.

Influenced by Antonio Gramsci 's work on cultural hegemony , proposing that the ruling class can maintain power by controlling cultural institutions, Pinochet clamped down on cultural dissidence. The military dictatorship sought to isolate Chilean radio listeners from the outside world by changing radio frequencies to middle wavelengths.

Elements of military distrusted Mexican music which was widespread in the rural areas of south-central Chile. Cueca and Mexican music coexisted with similar levels of popularity in the Chilean countryside in the s. The s saw an invasion of Argentine rock bands into Chile. Contemporary Chilean rock group Los Prisioneros complained against the ease with which Argentine Soda Stereo made appearances on Chilean TV or in Chilean magazines and the ease they could obtain musical equipment for concerts in Chile.

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Return to Chile [ edit ]. Corruption and other issues [ edit ]. Personal life [ edit ]. Death [ edit ]. In popular culture [ edit ]. Honors [ edit ]. National honors [ edit ]. Foreign honors [ edit ]. See also [ edit ]. Explanatory notes [ edit ]. Recordings by male Chilean Spanish speakers with the t -dropping, and more common with- t pronunciation can be found at "Augusto Pinochet".

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