LACS 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Estela De Carlotto, Carlos Menem, National Commission On The Disappearance Of Persons

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Latin American and Caribbean Studies
• Course: LACS 1002
• Professor: Silvina Danesi

Document Summary

Economic losses due to the debt crisis of 1982. Military rule or dictatorship shifted to periodic and free elections = democracy. Acceptance of the principles and values of democracy. Decreasing polarization; extreme left political parties (guerrilla groups) either disappeared or transformed into centre right political parties. Oil shocks of the 1970s (triggered the debt crisis of 1982) international pressure of human rights organizations (particularly on chile and argentina) the end of the cold war (the << communist threat >> disappeared) Capacity of the military to control the transition level of repression during the authoritarian regime. October 1988 plebiscite: vote yes or no to keep pinochet in power until 1996. No campaign: coalition of parties for the no for democracy; slogan: chile, happiness is coming we will say no! if we end the dictatorship, joy will come back to chile . Si (yes) campaign (military government); chile, the marxists (communists) are coming .