Word: frei
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...brief swearing-in ceremony, outgoing President Eduardo Frei removed from his shoulder the red, white and blue striped Banda de Bernardo O'Higgins-the symbol of presidential power. Allende, the sash draped over his own shoulder, exchanged an abrazo with Frei, who then left, according to tradition, by a rear exit. He was greeted by the most prolonged ovation of the week, evidence that he might have easily won re-election had he not been barred from succeeding himself. But the rest of the day belonged to Allende...
...congressional action had seemed assured for several weeks (TIME, Oct. 19). Following Allende's slender victory in the Sept. 4 elections, the Christian Democratic Party of retiring President Eduardo Frei agreed to support Allende unanimously in return for guarantees that Allende would preserve Chile's cherished democratic traditions. Then last week the runner-up right-wing candidate, former President (1958-1964) Jorge Alessandri, urged his congressional supporters not to oppose Allende. Alessandri's gesture was gracious but hardly affected the outcome. In the traditional secret ballot, the 195 Senators and Deputies present supported Allende over Alessandri...
...rushed to the Santiago Schneider was rushed to the Santiago Military Hospital, where surgeons worked for 90 minutes to remove three bullets from his chest, neck and forearm. That night he suffered a massive hemorrhage, and the following day remained near death. While police erected roadblocks around Santiago, President Frei placed the 90,000 men of the armed forces and carabineros on maximum alert...
...includes Communists and other leftists, blamed "ultra right-wing groups in league with foreign elements who see their interests affected." The Christian Democrats accused "fascist elements." Most observers agreed that Schneider, who was a friend of the President-elect, had been working hard to assure a smooth transfer from Frei to Allende, who is to take office Nov. 4. General Schneider had announced that the army would support whichever candidate the Congress approved, thereby appearing to minimize the danger of a military coup in the event of Allende's election. His stand had angered many rightists, both civilian...
...fast will Allende move? Most observers think that he will lose no time nationalizing the banks and the American copper interests. A prime target is the $200 million investment of the Anaconda Co. In the beginning, the firm resisted Frei's "Chileanization" program (51% government ownership) and has been slower than other copper companies to train Chileans for top jobs. Not far behind will be the Kennecott Copper Corp., with an $80 million interest in El Teniente, the world's largest underground copper mine; Cerro Corp., with $15 million in copper investments; and ITT, with $200 million or more...