Elections in Chile

Title

Elections in Chile

Genre

News report; Vox pop

TX Date

14 Dec 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:04:39

Description

Rebecca Gorman reports from Santiago on the first democratic elections in Chile in 16 years as dictator Augusto Pincohet steps aside. Looks at the leading runner for the presidency, Patricio Aylwin and his opponents, Francisco Javier Errazuriz and Hernan Buchi and key electoral issues including human rights; the future for Augusto Pinochet. Includes vox pop with locals on the candidates and interview with Steve Anderson, human rights attorney.

Contributors

Rebecca Gorman; Steve Anderson

Keywords

Elections; Human rights; Political systems; Presidential candidates; Chile; Dictatorship; Election campaigns; Augusto Pinochet; Patricio Aylwin; Santiago; Javier Errazuriz; Hernan Buchi

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