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//Mid-17th to 19th Century//[[image:http://www.axisglobe.com/Image/2005/09/25/Allende/Salvador_Allende.jpg width="112" height="143" align="right" caption="Salvador Allende"]]
Over 100,000 Spanish settlers moved to Chile by 17th and 500,000 by 18th century. [2] In 1886, José Manuel Balmaceda was elected president. [1] Chile won a war against Peru and Bolivia (in 1879-1883) for control of the Atacama Desert [1] In the 1970 presidential election, the Marxist [|Salvador Allende], a member of the socialist party, gained the presidency of Chile. [2] //"During his presidency the combination of inflation and government-mandated price-fixing led to// //the rise of black markets in rice, beans, sugar,and flour, and a "disappearance" of such basic commodities from supermarket shelves."// [1] Chile's Government had grown highly controversial and corrupted. The military abused its power to control the country. The government finally decided it was time for a change and the order was given to force him out of power because the democracy of the country was gone.

//Pinochet's Military Dictatorship (1973-1989)//
Following Allende's rule the military took over for some time until 1990. [1] The army formed a military [|junta] (a government controlled by a committee of military leaders) with the commander, General [|Augusto Pinochet], at its head. [2] Like most junta's it turned into a total military dictatorship. //"During the 16 years under Pinochet's power, Chile moved away from a largely state controlled economy towards a free-market economy, increasingly controlled by a few large economic groups that fostered an increase in domestic and foreign private investment."// [1]

[[image:http://www.wehaitians.com/pinochet_2.jpg width="227" height="162" align="right" caption="Augusto Pinochet"]]
At the beginning of his power Chileans already began to notice the large-scale order which started in October 1973 with a Caravan of Death that murdered 70 people. [1] //"The junta abolished civil liberties, dissolved the national congress, banned union activities, prohibited strikes and collective bargaining, and erased the Allende administration's agrarian and economic reforms. The junta jailed, tortured, and executed thousands of Chileans...close to 3,200 were executed, murdered or "disappeared", and at least 29 000 imprisoned and tortured; higher estimates exist"// [1] It also established a secret police, called the DINA //(Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional)//. [1] They spread their network of power amongst the country and carried out many assassinations both within the country and abroad. The junta also set up 6 concentration camps. [1] //"In 1974, the country was reorganized into 13 regions (it had previously been divided into provinces). This design has continued until today."// [1] Even though Chile had lots of economical growth in the late '70s, its national income decreased.

//Return to Democracy//
In 1988 Pinochet was put out of power by a [|plebiscite] and the constitution was amended. [1]

//Works Cited//

 * 1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chile
 * 2) http://www.ddg.com/LIS/aurelia/chihis.htm
 * 3) http://www.geographia.com/chile/chilehistory.htm
 * 4) Microsoft Encarta 2007 - electronic encyclopedia

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