Word: argentinas
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Dominguez said that Chile's behavior would probably follow the pattern of either Argentina or Brazil over the past two decades. Argentina's military returned power to civilians after 18 years of dictatorship, but the armed forces of Brazil have maintained their control since 1964, he said. Both governments have severely restricted individual freedom and outlawed social reforms...
Three members of the Harvard-Radcliffe ski team spent the summer skiing against international competition in Argentina and Chile--and barely caught one of the last planes from Chile before the military junta overthrew the government of the late Salvador Allende last month and prevented foreigners from entering or leaving the country...
...streets, and there were reports of isolated skirmishes in the countryside involving government troops and diehard Allende supporters. Nonetheless, the junta appeared to be in firm command of the country. Apparently convinced that it was in office to stay, at least 16 nations-including France, Spain, Switzerland and neighboring Argentina-recognized the new government. (The Soviet Union and East Germany, in contrast, broke relations with their onetime close ally.) Even though the Nixon Administration was unmistakably delighted at Allende's downfall, the U.S. took no diplomatic action. In part, the cautionary stance may have been a response to continuing...
Last week those who had been waiting in Argentina were able to fly into Santiago, carrying with them salamis, hams, chocolate and liquor. How easy a time they will have is uncertain. The junta hardly seems hospitable to the press, foreign or domestic. Even after censorship was lifted, three journalists, Marlise Simons from the Washington Post, Georges Dupoy from Le Figaro and Pierre Kalfon of Le Monde, were arrested for stories they had written. They were later released. And, of the nine Chilean papers published before the coup, only three were permitted to appear last week...
...Pentagon, which has maintained warm relations with the Chilean armed forces, regards them as among the best on the continent. The 90,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and carabineros add up to an unusually large military contingent for a country with a population of 10 million. Argentina, with a population more than twice as large, has only 145,000 in its armed forces...