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Chile. Ginny Jones and Trish Kilgannon. Background Info. Current population : 16,601,707 Ethnicity : white and white-Amerindian 95.4%, Mapuche 4%, other indigenous groups 0.6% Religions : Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Page 1: Chile

Chile

Ginny Jones and Trish Kilgannon

Page 2: Chile

Background Info• Current population: 16,601,707• Ethnicity: white and white-Amerindian

95.4%, Mapuche 4%, other indigenous groups 0.6%

• Religions: Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3%

• Official Language: Spanish• Government Today: Republic• Capital: Santiago

Page 3: Chile

Going Back… • Before 16th century: under Inca rule

in the north and Mapuche rule in central and south Chile

• Spanish army invaded Santiago in 1541 and established control

• Chile declared its independence in 1810

• After 7 years of warfare Chile defeated Spain and ended Spanish control (1817)

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Since Independence

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POLITICAL• Unstable and continually changing• Independence brought a system of representative

democracy

• 1970: Salvador Allende was elected President• Established a Marxist government• Reforms helped the economy

• 1973: overthrown by a military coup, led by Augusto Pinochet

• U.S. CIA assisted• Undid all of Allende’s reforms• Brutally oppressed citizens• Got rid of constitution and congress

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POLITICAL continued

• 1990: Chileans voted to end Pinochet’s term and democratic Patricio Aylwin was freely elected president

• 1993: Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle was elected• Continued expanding civilian-controlled

politics in Chile

• Today: stable, democratic nation• President Michelle Bachelet

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ECONOMIC• Fluctuating economy• 1970: Under Allende– Helpful reforms• Nationalized major industries and banks

– Copper Industry» Major source of income

• Implemented price controls• Redistributed wages• Tax reforms

– Increased industrial output – Decreased unemployment rates

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ECONOMIC continued

• 1973: Under Pinochet– Economy weakened due to inflation

after the coup

– Undid all of Allende’s reforms

– Later, decreased inflation

–Moved towards a free market economy

– Economy hurt by falling copper prices due to a world-wide recession

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ECONOMIC continued

• Today–Market-oriented economy – Strong financial institutions – Globally connected• High level of foreign trade • 57 trade agreements

– Large copper industry• Provides one-third of government revenue• Stores away surpluses for times of need

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SOCIAL• 1970: Under Allende–Marxist social reforms

• 1973: Under Pinochet– Suppressed citizens• Limited civil liberties

– Protests against Pinochet– He imprisoned, tortured and killed

thousands of Chileans

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Social continued

• 1990 to Today– People gained more rights– 2004: law passed allowing divorce– Current President Michelle Bachelet

promises an increase in social spending–May 2008: 700,000 students organized a

national boycott demanding educational reform• Government agreed to address their

concerns

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Review• Declared independence in 1810

• Political– Unstable– 1970: Allende came to power– 1973: Overthrown by military, led by

Pinochet– 1990: Freely elected president

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Review continued

• Economic– Allende’s reforms helped economy– Reforms un-done by Pinochet–More reforms after Pinochet– Large copper industry

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Review continued

• Social–Marxist reforms under Allende– Pinochet restricted people’s rights and

was brutal towards them– After Pinochet, people got more rights

and government appears to care about their concerns

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Chile Today• Political– Stable government under President Michelle

Bachelet

• Economic– Strong economy with important copper industry

• Social– President Bachelet plans to increase social spending

and address demands for education reform


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