Burić and former presidents of Chile sign the Commitment to Democracy

4 days to the fiftieth anniversary of the coup in the country… Politicians unite against “authoritarian threats”

Chilean President Gabriel Boric and four other former presidents of the country met on Thursday (September 7, 2023) to sign the Commitment to Democracy, a document aimed at combating “authoritarian threats”. here full (PDF – 707 KB).

The other signatories to the text are:

Eduardo Frey Ruiz Tagle (1994-2000);
Ricardo Lagos (2000-2006);
Michelle Bachelet (2006-2010/2014-2018); that it
Sebastian Pinera (2010-2014/2018-2022).

With the exception of Piñera, who identifies himself as center-right, everyone else is center-left. Boric, the current leader, belongs to the left-wing party “Unidad Para Chile”.

The document states that politicians are committed to doing so Facing the problems of democracy with more democracy and the “Promoting dialogue and a peaceful solution” problems that arise.

The release of the text comes 4 days before the fiftieth anniversary of the 1973 Chilean coup d’état. “We must take care of memorysays the text.

The Chilean dictatorship was one of the most violent in Latin America. Government figures show that over the course of 17 years, more than 3,200 people died or went missing, and nearly 40,000 people were tortured.

The document signed on Thursday states that the coup “It has cost the lives, dignity and freedom of many people”. Alberto Bachelet, the father of Michelle Bachelet, one of the signatories to the text, was one of the victims. At that time, he was tortured and killed, a general in the air force and an opponent of the coup.