The 1988 Chilean national plebiscite was a national referendum held on October 5, 1988 to determine whether Chile’s de facto leader, Augusto Pinochet, should extend his rule for another eight years through 1996. The “No” side won with nearly 56% of the vote, thus ending Pinochet's fifteen and a half years in power.
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| Chile in 1988 |
The fact that the dictatorship respected the results is attributed to pressure from big business, the international community and unease with extended rule by Pinochet within the dictatorship.
These amazing photos were taken by
Marcelo Montecino that show what life in Chile looked like in 1988.
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| Ancud. Pescadores, 1988 |
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| Cartagena, 1988 |
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| Chiloe. Abalone fisherman, 1988 |
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| Chiloe. Abalone fishermen, 1988 |
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| Chiloe. Fisherman, 1988 |
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| Concepción. Feminists, 1988 |
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| Puyehue, 1988 |
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| Santiago, 1988 |
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| Santiago, 1988 |
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| Santiago, 1988 |
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| Santiago, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Acto por el No, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Allende mural, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Andre Jarlan en La Victoria. Andre Jarlan was killed while reading his bible by a Carabinero bullet, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Andre Jarlan, La Victoria, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Barrio Vivaceta, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Celebrating triumph of the NO, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Cementerio Catolico, Santiago, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Clotario Blest, human rights activist and the founder of the Chilean labor movement, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Clotario Blest, labor leader, human rights activist, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Clotario Blest, NO rally, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Communists mural brigade, BRP, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Couple in La Victoria shanty, 1988 |
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| Santiago. First communion, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Human rights rally, 1988 |
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| Santiago. In the rain, 1988 |
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| Santiago. La Casa del NO, political rally, 1988 |
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| Santiago. La Victoria shanty, 1988 |
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| Santiago. La Victoria, 1988 |
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| Santiago. La Victoria, 1988 |
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| Santiago. La Victoria, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Las Chicas y el mural, La Victoria, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Los amigos, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Los Prisioneros, 1988 |
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| Santiago. NO campaign, 1988 |
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| Santiago. NO rally, 1988 |
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| Santiago. NO rally, Penalolen, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Pinochet, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Pinochetista rally, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Rally for the NO, Penalolen, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Relatives of disappeared, May Day, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Shopkeeper in Cerro Navia shanty, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Soup kitchen, La Victoria, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Soup kitchen, Poblacion La Victoria, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Soup kitchen, Poblacion La Victoria, 1988 |
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| Santiago. The empty pool, 1988 |
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| Santiago. The silversmith, 1988 |
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| Santiago. The silversmith, 1988 |
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| Santiago. The unfinished stadium, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Vamos a decir que "No", 1988 |
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| Santiago. Winter, 1988 |
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| Santiago. Women watching a violent demo, 1988 |
(Photo © Marcelo Montecino)
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