My goal in publishing this is to remind people of an historical legacy that began in Chile on 11 September 1973 and continues to this day.
General Augusto José Ramón Pinochet took power in Chile following a United States-backed coup d’état, with the help of the CIA, on 11 September 1973 that overthrew the democratically elected socialist Unidad Popular government of President Salvador Allende and ended civilian rule.
From Wikipedia:
From the start of the new military government harsh measures were implemented. During the period of Pinochet’s rule, various investigations have identified the murder of 1,200 to 3,200 people with up to 80,000 people forcibly interned and as many as 30,000 tortured.According to the Chilean government, the official number of deaths and forced disappearances stands at 3,095.
Under the influence of the free market-oriented neoliberal “Chicago Boys”, the military government implemented economic liberalization, including currency stabilization, removed tariff protections for local industry, banned trade unions and privatized social security and hundreds of state-owned enterprises. These policies produced what has been referred to as the “Miracle of Chile,” but critics state that economic inequality dramatically increased and attribute the devastating effects of the 1982 monetary crisis on the Chilean economy to these policies…
His fortune grew considerably during his years in power through dozens of bank accounts secretly held abroad and a fortune in real estate. He was later prosecuted for embezzlement, tax fraud and for possible commissions levied on arms deals”
Unfortunately the legacy of Pinochet continues. I experienced some of that legacy earlier this year in Chile and published this photo essay, Chile’s 2017 Devastating Fires – The Legacy of Pinochet Continues.
en español: Los Fuegos Devastadores de Chile en 2017 – El Legado de Pinochet Continúa
y
puroChamuyo/CuardernosDeCrisis: BOSQUE QUEMADO. PLATA ROBADA. VIDAS SEGADAS
