http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/augusto-pinochet Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:16:11 -0400 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:16:11 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/695/pressing-disengagement-chiles-transition-to-democracy-after-augusto-pinochets-1973-military-coup By Alexander E. Hopkins - Although he left office in March 1990, dictator Augusto Pinochet effectively held absolute power in Chile from 1973-1988. His September 1973 military coup proved that a charismatic individual could set the goals of the state by using hard power to affect national politics. While Chilean citizens did not want to support Pinochet, the military regime proved that open dissent was a fatal option. In 1987, due to international humanitarian pressure, Pinochet legalized outside non-Marxist political parties to add legitimacy to his regime. While Pinochet controlled the media, propagandizing capitalist... Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:21 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/695/pressing-disengagement-chiles-transition-to-democracy-after-augusto-pinochets-1973-military-coup