CHILE
Ying and Yang
Protesters clashed with police on the streets of Chile’s capital earlier this week, as the country marked 30 years of democratic rule following the end of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship in 1990, Agence France-Presse reported.
The demonstrations also coincided with the second anniversary of conservative President Sebastian Pinera taking office.
During the ceremony, Pinera called Chile’s democratic period a “fertile” one that lifted eight million Chileans out of poverty. He also recognized the shortcomings he said hurt “the soul of our nation.”
Since October, the South American nation has been gripped with its worst unrest since the transition to democracy three decades ago.
Protests first began over a hike in transport fare, but soon evolved to include income inequality in the country. The demonstrators have been trying to pressure Pinera to expand his proposed social reforms.
Thirty people have died since the unrest began and thousands have been wounded. United Nations investigators blame heavy-handed police tactics for the fatalities.
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