PINOCHET
General Augusto Pinochet is the man that the 1973
Chilean coup installed in power. He ruled, and most would say terrorized,
Chile for the next 17 years. In 1990 he stepped aside to Aylwin,
the next President who was democratically elected by the people.
However, the constitution that he wrote in 1980 ensured that he would at
least be a Senator for life. Pinochet also ensured a general
amnesty for himself and for those people who committed violations of human
rights during his regime. He only recently stepped down as head of
the military. The most recent development is the saga at this point
is his arrest in England at the request of Spain for the very human rights
violations for which he had provided himself amnesty. The following
links are links that explore this most recent development as well as the
other issues of human rights, economics and politics associated with Pinochet
and his regime.
In this New York Times Article of January 1998
Pinochet's recent maneuverings to assure himself amnesty and power
are outline for the American Public. The position in this article,
which is not a supportive position of Pinochet, is a switch for a country
who was the main force in installing him in power.
The article on this site was written by a former Foreign
Affairs reporter for the Congressional Quarterly and a current staff writer
for the Daily News. This article is aimed at the general public and
recounts Chile's progress and problems with dealing with Pinochet.
The article points out the problems that have arisen with prosecuting Pinochet
for the human rights violations he committed in his reign. The author
of this article compares Chile's issues and processes to those of Germany
dealing with it's Nazi legacy and the countries in the Soviet bloc and
their processes as they come to realize more and more the horrors that
went on. After the article are comments written by several people
who explore many different sides of the prosecution issue. These
points of view are valuable as they raise issues that the reader might
not otherwise think about. The people who wrote these comments appear
to be knowledgeable so not only are their opinions valuable but their facts
are also important.
The latest on the Pinochet in the Great Britain news.
This site also has other links to Pinochet sites. These links include
a photo gallery and information on the different sides of the recent Pinochet
issues. Also included is a quotation base that has quotes by different
leaders around the world on Pinochet and his arrest, including quotes
from Pinochet himself.
This site is a site on a German University web page
that has been translated into English. The topic is the economy of
Chile, particularly the privatization of the economy and the social security
system. The numbers indicated that Pinochet's privatization
returned most of the power and the economy to the hands of the few.
There isn't a lot of analysis, there are mainly just numbers and facts.
This site is lecture from a professor at the University
of Bristol, U.K. The topic of the lecture is the economic plan of
Pinochet or lack thereof. The role of the 'Chicago boys' is explained
as the main idea of the lecture is that the changes came at the high price
of repression and torture and when the changes did come they benefited
the same upper class people who had been benefiting since the beginning..