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How Pinochet's economic model led to the current crisis engulfing Chile

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President Sebastián Piñera has chance to lay foundation of a real welfare state as protests reflect country’s discontent with inequalitiesAfter 12 days of mass demonstrations, rioting and human rights violations, the government of President Sebastián Piñera must now find a way out of the crisis that has engulfed Chile.Analysts have correctly interpreted the wave of protests as a reflection of discontent with the material, political and social inequalities engendered by the economic model imposed by the country’s former dictator Augusto Pinochet. Continue reading...

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Piñera asks for troops back on Chile's streets despite reports of 'grave' abuses

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President sends bill to lawmakers to allow military to protect public infrastructure, as protests that have...
President sends bill to lawmakers to allow military to protect public infrastructure, as protests that have left 26 dead continueChile’s President Sebastián Piñera has asked lawmakers to allow troops back on the streets to defend key public infrastructure, despite fresh reports of “grave” abuses by security forces over five weeks of riots.The continuing protests in Chile over inequality and a shortfall in some social...

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Chile, Rocked by Unrest, Withdraws From Hosting Climate and Trade Summits

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President Sebastián Piñera said on Wednesday that his country, which has been rocked by a wave...
President Sebastián Piñera said on Wednesday that his country, which has been rocked by a wave of recent protests, was not in a position to host the meetings.

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Chile: protesters light bonfires and clash with police despite cabinet reshuffle

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Despite the replacements, fresh demonstrations were planned and Sebastían Piñera faces opposition from lawmakersAfter nine days...
Despite the replacements, fresh demonstrations were planned and Sebastían Piñera faces opposition from lawmakersAfter nine days of street protests and looting, Chile’s embattled president Sebastían Piñera has fired hardline members of his cabinet in an attempt to defuse the country’s biggest political crisis since the return to democracy in 1990.“These have been very difficult days. We have lived between pain and hope,” said Piñera,...

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