Tag: Augusto Pinochet

Friday, October 1st 2021 - 09:02 UTC
Embarrassing private messages by Brazilian President disclosed

Brazilian news outlets Thursday revealed embarrassing private Whatsapp messages from President Jair Bolsonaro which included homophobic remarks and words of praise for former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Monday, September 13th 2021 - 08:29 UTC
Arrests, protests and looting in Santiago on the anniversary of the military coup

Some eleven people were arrested in Chile following the rioting and looting in Santiago on the 48th anniversary of the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet that in September 1973 overthrew the government of democratically elected Socialist president Salvador Allende.
Monday, September 13th 2021 - 08:19 UTC
Australian intelligence worked with the CIA in the Chilean coup of 1973

Australia was involved in espionage operations in Chile during the seventies, in support of the United States CIA agency activities conspiring against the democratically elected government of Socialist Salvador Allende, ousted by the military 48 years ago.
Monday, June 21st 2021 - 09:09 UTC
Piñera sets July 4 as opening day for Chile's Constitutional Convention

Chile's President Sebastián Piñera Sunday announced the new constituent assembly is scheduled to open sessions on July 4,
Monday, June 14th 2021 - 10:05 UTC
Chilean dictatorship murderer arrested in Argentina

The Government of Argentina this weekend arrested Chilean fugitive Walter Klug Rivera, who was wanted for human rights violations during the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.
Monday, May 17th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Chileans vote against traditional politicians and demand substantial reforms

None of Chile's traditional political parties has managed to win at least one-third of the seats at stake in this past weekend's elections to appoint a new Constituent Assembly which will have to write up a new constitution to replace the one from 1980 which was inherited from Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship
Saturday, May 15th 2021 - 09:12 UTC
Chile going to polls this weekend to elect Constitutional Convention to replace Pinochet-era text

Chile is about to write another chapter in its history this coming weekend when members of an Assembly to write up a new constitution to replace the one left by the military regime of General Augusto Pinochet are elected.
Monday, March 29th 2021 - 09:29 UTC
Piñera to seek postponement of April 10-11 elections in Chile

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera Sunday announced he would put forward a bill to postpone the April 10-11 elections until May in view of the country's critical situation regarding Covid-19 infections and diseases.
Monday, January 18th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Massive turnout of Chileans with aspiration of rewriting the Pinochet constitution

Chile's Electoral body reported that more than 3,300 hopefuls have applied for selection to the commission that will rewrite the country's current constitution, a legacy of dictator General Augusto Pinochet who ruled the country from 1973 to 1990.
Monday, October 26th 2020 - 09:56 UTC
Chile overwhelmingly approved a constitutional reform with a specially elected assembly

The referendum in Chile was held on Sunday with a resounding result in favor of reforming the constitution. After last year's social protests, it was decided to consult citizens if they wanted to begin the process of promulgating a new Chilean constitution, leaving the one approved during the time of Augusto Pinochet in 1980 without effect.