Chilean transition to democracy
The Chilean transition to democracy (col-
loquially known in Chile as the Transición)
began on September 11, 1980, when a Con-
stitution establishing a transition itinerary
was approved in a plebiscite. From March 11,
1981 to March 11, 1990, several organic con-
stitutional laws were approved leading to the
final restoration of democracy. After the
1988 plebiscite, the 1980 Constitution, still in
force today, was amended to ease provisions
for future amendments to the constitution,
create more seats in the senate, diminish the
role of the National Security Council and
equalize the number of civilian and military
members (four members each).
Aylwin served from 1990 to 1994 and was
succeeded by another Christian Democrat,
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (son of Frei-Mont-
alva), leading the same coalition, for a 6-year
term. Ricardo Lagos Escobar of the Socialist
Party and the Party for Democracy led the
Concertacion to a narrower victory in the
2000 presidential elections. His term ended
on March 11, 2006, when President Michelle
Bachelet Jeria, of the Socialist Party, took of-
fice.[1]
The 1988 plebiscite and
the reform of the
Constitution
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Chilean transition to democracy
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Passed under tight military control in 1980,