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...convincing majority of Chileans, voting simply "yes" or "no," rejected a proposal by Pinochet and other military chiefs that he remain in office until...
SANTIAGO, Chile--Gen. Augusto Pinochet's government conceded defeat yesterday in a vote he hoped would ensure his presidency until 1997, clearing the way for the first open elections since he seized power in a bloody 1973 coup...
Under terms of the constitution, Pinochet remains in power until...
Fernandez formally conceded defeat early today after an emergency meeting with Pinochet, the four-man military junta that serves as a legislature and the 15-member Cabinet...
...President Eric Arturo Delvalle discovered otherwise last February when he tried to fire General Manuel Noriega and found himself ousted instead. Next month Chileans will have an opportunity to vote in a national plebiscite for or against a continuation of the 15-year-old authoritarian regime of General Augusto Pinochet. A no vote could mark the beginning of a return to political democracy for Chile, but many Chileans fear that it would not be honored by General Pinochet or other senior military officials...