The president of Chile issued a fervent defense of democracy on Monday, the 50th anniversary of the coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet that ushered in a brutal military dictatorship for almost two decades.
The problems of democracy must be addressed through more democracy, President Gabriel Boric said at the La Moneda presidential palace, which was bombed by warplanes at the start of the coup half a century ago.
“It is crucial to clearly state that the coup d’état cannot be separated from what came afterward. Human-rights violations of Chilean men and women began right from the moment of the coup," Boric said, adding later that, “It was a dictatorship until the end.” The violent individuals “tried to break up the protest,” Boric, who had joined the protest, wrote on social media.
“Reconciliation is not achieved through neutrality or distance but by unequivocally standing with those who were victims of the horror. Reconciliation, dear compatriots, does not involve attempting to equate the responsibilities between victims and perpetrators," Boric said. In the runup to the anniversary, Boric promoted an agreement for the protection of democracy and human rights, which was signed by his four predecessors, but none of the three leaders of the opposition adhered to it.
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