Sunday’s referendum could mean end for 1980 constitution that allowed privatization to flourish and led to widespread inequality
Carlos Hinrichs clearly remembers the fear and repression of the Pinochet years.
His father was jailed for supporting Salvador Allende, the leftwing president deposed in Chile’s 1973 military coup. His mother and sister were dismissed from their university positions. He saw classmates shot dead at protests.
Continue reading…Sunday’s referendum could mean end for 1980 constitution that allowed privatization to flourish and led to widespread inequalityCarlos Hinrichs clearly remembers the fear and repression of the Pinochet years.His father was jailed for supporting Salvador Allende, the leftwing president deposed in Chile’s 1973 military coup. His mother and sister were dismissed from their university positions. He saw classmates shot dead at protests. Continue reading…