Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte
The 30th president of Chile, from 12-17-1974 to 3-11-1990
Essential Question
Bibliography
One of Pinochet's speeches during his leadership
http://www.pinochet-a-biography.org/speeches.html#chacarillas
The Day of Youth speech, July 9th, 1977
Pinochet's speech on the Day of Youth was used to communicate to his people that his actions were important and also that the youth of Chile was important. Pinochet used this also as a way to justify his rise to power through a coup.
"proper approach to this problem is to reiterate once again that September 11 did not mean only the overthrow of a government illegitimate and failed, but represented the end of a political-institutional system completely depleted, and therefore imperative to build a new one. So it is not a job but a mere restoration eminently creative work, notwithstanding that such establishment to be fruitful must be rooted in the profound signs of our true and best national tradition." (translated by google from Pinochet's Chacarillas speech.)
Pinochet wants the youth of Chile to be able to have revolutionary ideas and be able to make change. He also stated that he would implement a democratic government in 1980, where the president would be voted in for 6 years and the legislature would also be voted on by the people.
Haiku
"Pinochet, you rule Chile"
the army tells him.
Pinochet accepts,
economic reforms, or
inequality.
Pinochet creates
The "Miracle of Chile"
and Chile prospers.
Sergio's planning
led to a crisis
ending miracles.
Not Pinochet's fault
Sergio's money planning
that is being blamed.
Pinochet ruling,
The plebiscite ends his rule
He peacefully quits.
Pinochet's new job
Commander-in-Chief he stays
nineteen-ninety-eight.
Pinochet's last job
as a senator-for-life
allowed by the law.
Arrested, London
legal fight, back to Chile.
human rights lawsuit.
in two-thousand-four
Pinochet goes to trial
dies during two-thousand-six
three-hundred charges
still pending for Pinochet
and a mass of wealth.
ruled seventeen years
twenty-eight-million plus
useless in the grave
Pinochet's actions were his and not anyone else's.
Pinochet wrote this to say that his actions were his, and only he should be punished. He also stated that if people felt that his rule was wrong, then he should be imprisoned.
Works Cited
http://www.pinochet-a-biography.org/speeches.html#chacarillas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNwYw36Fh_4
http://fixquotes.com/authors/augusto-pinochet.htm
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Mapa_administrativo_de_Chile.png
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Signature_of_Augusto_Pinochet.svg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Luc%C3%ADa_Hiriart.JPG