Chile

Question 1

Salvador Allende

Answer 1

Chile, President
1908 - 1973, Age 65
1. First marxist to win an election in Latin America.
2. Overthrown by Pinochet
3. Died Fighting

Question 2

Augusto Pinochet

Answer 2

Chile, President/Soldier
1915-2006, Age 91
1. Overthrew communist leader Salvador Allende
2. Ended long established democratic rule in Chile.
3. Used arrest and torture to combat dissent and reversed Allende’s policies and progress completely.

Question 3

Bernardo O’Higgins

Answer 3

Chile, Military Officer and Liberator
1778-1842, Age 64
1. worked to assert chile’s independence
2. earned leadership but then became a dictator, suspect argentinean rule.
3. Unfair to creole/clergy and was abdicated.