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Chile's political crisis is another brutal legacy of long-dead dictator Pinochet

  • Written by Paul W. Posner, Associate Professor, Clark University
Protest music in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 12, 2019. AP Photo/Esteban Felix

After weeks of intense, sometimes violent nationwide protests, Chilean President Sebastian Piñera has relented to demands to rewrite the Chilean Constitution. The protesters say they want a new constitution to address Chile’s severe social and economic inequities.

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