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	Chile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Chileans elected a new president and the majority of members of a two-chamber congress on December 14, 1989.
		Chileans voted in the first round of presidential elections on December 11, 2005.
		According to the 1992 Chilean census, a total of 10.5% of the total population declared themselves indigenous, irrespective of whether they currently practiced or spoke a native culture and language; almost one million people (9.7% of the total) declared themselves Mapuche, 0.6% declared to be Aymara, and a 0.2% reported as Rapanui.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chilean (6115 words)

	Chile - MSN Encarta
		The chief development in Chilean foreign relations during this period of Conservative dominance was a series of conflicts with Bolivia and Peru, which were united in a confederation from 1836 to 1839.
		The 1946 presidential election was won by Gabriel González Videla, a Radical Party leader who was supported by a left-wing coalition.
		The dictator, who was overthrown in 1931 and had led unsuccessful revolts with Nazi (National Socialism) support in 1938 and 1948, was known to be a reactionary nationalist and admirer of the Argentine dictator Juan Perón.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572974_9/Chile.html (2006 words)

	History of Chile - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Chilean territory was among the last to be populated in the Americas.
		A presidential election was held on December 12, 1999, but none of the six candidates obtained a majority, which led to an unprecedented runoff election on January 16, 2000.
		The Chilean cause is adopted by the general populace after the death of Captain Arturo Prat in the Naval battle of Iquique.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/History_of_Chile (5302 words)

	History of Chile - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		Chilean territory was among the last to be populated in the Americas.
		A presidential election was held on December 12, 1999, but none of the six candidates obtained a majority, which led to an unprecedented runoff election on January 16, 2000.
		The Chilean cause is adopted by the general populace after the death of Captain Arturo Prat in the Naval battle of Iquique.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=5490 (5191 words)

	Carlos Prats - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He joined the Army in 1931, and after a brilliant career, was named Commander-in-Chief on October 26, 1970, by President Eduardo Frei Montalva, following the assassination of his predecessor, General René Schneider on October 22.
		In Chile, the judge investigating this case, Alejandro Solis, definitively relaxed Pinochet on this particular case, after the Chilean Supreme court rejected in January 2005 a demand to lift the ex-dictator's immunity.
		But chilean judge Nibaldo Segura from appeal court has refused in july 2005, arguing that they were already been pursuited in Chile 2.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carlos_Prats (506 words)

	HISTORY OF CHILE
		The 1946 presidential election was won by Gabriel González Videla, the Radical Party leader who was supported by a left-wing coalition consisting mainly of the Radical and Communist parties.
		As the presidential election of 1970 approached, the left-of-centre parties united to form a Popular Unity coalition; it nominated Salvador Allende Gossens, who waged his campaign on a platform that promised full nationalization of all basic industries, banks, and communications.
		In the 1993 presidential elections Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, son of Eduardo Frei Montalva (a former president), defeated Arturo Alessandri (son of the former president).
	www.angelfire.com /ak/leonloco9/History.html (2862 words)

	Radar Tours Country Info: Chile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Chileans elected a new president and the majority of members of a two-chamber congress on December 14, 1989.
		According to the 1992 Chilean census, a total of 10.5% of the total population declared themselves indigenous, irrespective of whether they currently practiced or spoke a native culture and language; almost one million people (9.7% of the total) declared themselves Mapuche, 0.6% declared to be Aymara, and a 0.2% reported as Rapanui.
		On the other hand, although emigration of Chileans has decreased during the last decade, it is estimated that 857,781 Chileans live abroad, 50.1% of those being in Argentina, 13.3% in the United States and a 4.9% in Sweden.
	www.radartours.com /chile1 (4487 words)

	Chile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Chileans voted in the first round of presidential elections on December 11, 2005.
		In the 1992 Chilean census, a total of 10.5% of the total population surveyed declared themselves indigenous, irrespective of whether they currently practiced or spoke a native culture and language; almost one million people (9.7% of the total) declared themselves Mapuche, 0.6% declared to be Aymara, and a 0.2% reported as Rapanui.
		Emigration of Chileans has decreased during the last decade: It is estimated that 857,781 Chileans live abroad, 50.1% of those being in Argentina, 13.3% in the United States, 8.8% in Brazil, 4.9% in Sweden, and around 2% in Australia, with the rest being scattered in smaller numbers across the globe.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Chile.htm (6499 words)

	Chile - CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY
		From 1924 to 1931, Chile was buffeted by political instability as several presidents resigned from office and Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (1927-31, 1952- 58), a military officer, rose to power on an antipolitics platform.
		Chilean politics changed dramatically, however, as a multiparty system emerged without exact parallel in Latin America, one in which strong Marxist parties vied with conservative parties, while pragmatic centrist parties attempted to mediate.
		With the 1964 election of a Christian Democratic government under the leadership of President Eduardo Frei Montalva (1964-70), Chile embarked on an experiment in reformist politics intended to energize the economy while redistributing wealth.
	countrystudies.us /chile/85.htm (1006 words)

	directopedia : Directory : Sports : Soccer : CONMEBOL : Chile
		A presidential election was held on December 12, 1999, but none of the six candidates obtained a majority, which led to an unprecedented runoff election on January 16, 2000 between Ricardo Lagos and Joaquín Lavín of the rightist Alliance for Chile.
		The Chilean Army is 45,000 strong and is organized with an Army headquarters in Concepcion, seven divisions throughout its territory, an Air Brigade in Rancagua, and a Special Forces Command in Colina.
		The Chilean Army is one of the most professional armies in the world and has one of the most technologically advanced armies in Latin America.
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Sports-Soccer/CONMEBOL-Chile.shtml (5558 words)

	Chile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Chilean economy finished 2004 with growth of 6.1% and its economic growth in 2005 was 6.3%.
		Chilean imports increased 30% in 2004, to $23 billion, reflecting a positive change in consumer demand and economic recovery.
		Chileans descended from non-Spanish European immigrants include an influential number of descendants of Irish immigrants which arrived in Chile during the Spanish colonial period and descendants of English immigrants, arrived during and after independence (mainly merchants and sailors).
	www.vindia.info /c/Chile.asp (5288 words)

	History of Chile
		The chief development in Chilean foreign relations during this period of Conservative dominance was a series of conflicts with neighboring countries—first with Bolivia and Peru in 1836, and then with Argentina, beginning in 1843.
		In the election of 1938 a liberal government, with Radical Party member Pedro Aguirre Cerda as president, was elected by a coalition of democratic groups united in a popular front.
		In 1976 Chilean opposition leader and former foreign minister Orlando Letelier and his U.S. secretary were killed by a car bomb while in Washington, D.C. At the time, the assassinations were widely believed to have been ordered by Chile's secret police.
	www.emayzine.com /lectures/HISTOR~5.htm (2523 words)

	Travel in Santiago - Chile - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		The Liberals gained power with the election in 1920 of former minister of the interior Arturo Alessandri Palma, but he was unable to gain adoption of his proposals for reform.
		Following additional coups and changes of administration, Alessandri was elected president again in 1932 and served until the end of his term in 1938.In the election of 1938 a liberal government, with Radical Party member Pedro Aguirre Cerda as president, was elected by a coalition of democratic groups united in a popular front.
		As the presidential election of 1970 approached, leftist opposition united to form a Popular Unity coalition; it nominated Salvador Allende Gossens, who waged his campaign on a platform that promised full nationalisation of all basic industries, banks, and communications.
	www.americatravelling.net /chile/santiago/santiago_history.htm (2027 words)

	Latin American Issues - Volume 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		As the Chilean economy grew and the country expanded to the north and south, the Liberals developed a social base in provincial mining and commercial interests, and continued to pressure the centralized authority of the landholders of the Central Valley.
		Election was by proportional representation, a modification of the D'Hondt system (which aided larger parties and generally resulted in under-representation of splinter parties and of the Left, but which also allowed more party splits than a majority system).
		Although the election of Allende depended electoral competition and the strategies of the various parties, neither the opposition to Allende nor his supporters relied solely on electoral competition, but rather on the strength of their respective economic power.
	webpub.alleg.edu /group/LAS/LatinAmIssues/Articles/Vol1/LAI_vol_1.htm (15697 words)

	americas.org - Woman Garners Most Votes in Chilean Presidential Election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Many Chileans have been captivated by her personal trajectory and longtime struggle against the dictatorship of Pinochet, who seized control in a coup launched Sept. 11, 1973, against the government of then-President Salvador Allende.
		Mother and daughter eventually settled in East Germany, where Michelle Bachelet became active in the Chilean resistance movement and married a fellow exile.
		Still, Bachelet has proved popular among Chileans, especially women, who were expected to vote overwhelmingly for her.
	www.americas.org /item_23686 (852 words)

	Chile
		The next presidential and congressional elections are set for December 2005.
		The Chilean Army is one of the most professional armies in the world and has one of the most technologically advanced armies in Latin America.
		Chileans descended from non-Spanish European nationalities are not very numerous, but include a small yet influential number of Irish and English immigrants that arrived in Chile during the Spanish colonial period, and during the 19th century.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/ch/Chile.htm (5460 words)

	Chile information - Search.com
		In 2005, the Chilean congress passed a reform to create two new regions, one in the north, around the city of Arica, and one in the south centered around Valdivia (aka Region of the Rivers).
		Chilean imports increased 30% in 2004, to $23 billion, reflecting a positive change in consumer demand and overall economic recovery.
		The Chilean Army is 45,000 strong and is organized with an Army headquarters in Santiago, seven divisions throughout its territory, an Air Brigade in Rancagua, and a Special Forces Command in Colina.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Chile (5980 words)

	Anarchism in Chile
		The Chilean movement gave rise to an unprecedented level of popular unity, albeit for a brief moment, uniting the vast majority of the population against the elite.
		Chilean libertarianism was notable for its practicality, its populism, its unideological nature and its lack of violence.
		Chilean anarcho-syndicalism was afflicted by a problem that no other anarcho-syndicalist grouping, nor any other revolutionary movement for that matter, has ever been able to overcome.
	dwardmac.pitzer.edu /anarchist_archives/worldwidemovements/chilemovement.html (12057 words)

	Peru's Presidential Elections: The Military Issue
		Another presidential hopeful, former President Valentin Paniagua, running as the candidate of a coalition of parties known as El Frente del Centro, is fourth in the polls, with around 10 percent.
		The media, as well as some of the other presidential candidates, often refer to his disastrous economic policies when he was president as a sign that he is not qualified for another term.
		Regarding the current presidential campaign, one aspect is clear, of the three major contenders, Lourdes Flores is the least likely to receive votes from the military.
	www.coha.org /NEW_PRESS_RELEASES/New_Press_Releases_2006/06.17_Peru_Elections.html (3669 words)

	Chile History
		During this time the British expatriot Lord Cochrane, commanding the Chilean navy, cleared (1819–20) the coast of Spanish shipping, and in 1826 the remaining royalists were driven from Chiloé island, their last foothold on Chilean soil.
		In the 1964 presidential election (in which Eduardo Frei Montalva was elected) and in the 1965 congressional elections, the Christian Democratic party won overwhelming victories over the Socialist-Communist coalition.
		Ricardo Lagos Escobar narrowly defeated Joaquín Lavín of the right-wing Alliance for Chile in a runoff election in Jan., 2000.
	holycrossassociates.nd.edu /Pages/Chile/ChileHistory.htm (1679 words)

	Chile - Alessandri's Second Presidency, 1932-38
		He put into practice both the 1925 constitution and the 1931 labor code; reshuffled military commands; supported a 50,000-member civilian paramilitary force, the Republican Militia (Milicia Republicana) during 1932-36 to keep the armed forces in the barracks and to threaten leftists; and cut unemployment by promoting industry and public works.
		The other key was a bizarre sequence of events in which a group of Chilean fascists (members of the National Socialist Movement), backing Ibáñez's independent bid for the presidency, staged an unsuccessful putsch on the eve of the election.
		Women were allowed to exercise the franchise in installments, first for municipal elections in 1935, then for congressional contests in 1951, and finally for presidential races in 1952.
	countrystudies.us /chile/23.htm (706 words)

	Salvador Allende Summary
		On September 11, 1973, the Chilean military, led by General Pinochet and supported by the CIA, staged the Chilean coup of 1973 against Allende.
		Just prior to the capture of the La Moneda (the Presidential Palace), with gunfire and explosions clearly audible in the background, Allende made what would become a famous farewell speech to Chileans on live radio, speaking of himself in the past tense, of his love for Chile and of his deep faith in its future.
		The renowned neo-nazi intellectual and former Chilean diplomat Miguel Serrano (who was the mentor to many in the fascist “Patria y Libertad” movement, which was instrumental in overseeing the CIA’s backed programme of destabilization in Chile) often spoke about Allende’s “Jewishness” or his “Judeo-Bolshevik” agenda.
	www.bookrags.com /Salvador_Allende (5676 words)

	Salvador Allende Gossens Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		As leader of the Socialists in Valparaíso, where he worked in public health, Allende was elected to the Chilean Congress as a deputy in 1937 and served as minister of health in a "Popular Front" government in 1939 and again in 1941, when he also assumed a major leadership post in the Socialist Party.
		In 1952, 1958, and 1964 Allende was the presidential candidate of leftist coalitions; in 1958 Allende barely lost the presidency to Jorge Alessandri.
		In the Chilean Senate Allende consistently defended the interests of the working classes, attacked capitalism and imperialism, defended the Cuban Revolution, and vocally supported the guerrilla movements in Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/salvador-allende-gossens (1152 words)

	In Transition
		The Chilean road to socialism had proved to be a dead-end, and the new military leaders would now steer their country in a very different direction.
		Subsequent elections for a new president and congress were held a year later, and Pinochet grudgingly handed over power to the nation’s new leader, Patricio Aylwin of the moderate Christian Democratic Party.
		Many Chileans were eager to see democracy restored, along with much-needed social and economic reforms that could benefit those who had suffered deprivation during the years of military rule.
	www.cbc.ca /newsinreview/may98/pinochet/transitn.htm (3000 words)

	The Chilean Revolution
		candidate, Eduardo Frei, won the election with fifty-six percent of the vote to Allende's thirty-nine percent.
		La Moneda, the seat of the Chilean government, was under siege.
		Force began its bombardment of the presidential palace and the Army its tank attack.
	www2.truman.edu /~marc/webpages/revsfall99/chile (2864 words)

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