The General’s Slow Retreat: Chile after Pinochet

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The General’s Slow Retreat The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the General Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation. The General’s Slow Retreat c h i l e a f t e r p i n o c h e t m a r y h e l e n s p o o n e r U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A P R E S S Berkeley Los Angeles London University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2011 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Spooner, Mary Helen. The general’s slow retreat : Chile after Pinochet / Mary Helen Spooner. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-520-25613-2 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-520-26680-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Chile—Politics and government—1988– 2. Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto. 3. Democratization—Chile. I. Title. JL2631.S67 2011 983.06'6—dc22 2010036098 Manufactured in the United States of America 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on 50# Enterprise, a 30% post consumer waste, recycled, de-inked fiber and processed chlorine free. It is acid-free, and meets all ansi/niso (z 39.48) requirements. Once again, for Alan, Daniel, and Alexandra Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry. Winston Churchill, from a letter dated November 11, 1937 The spirit of democracy cannot be imposed from without. It has to come from within. Mohandas K. Gandhi, statement to the press, September 17, 1934 I said to Felipe Gonzalez once, “Imagine what it would be like to be president of Spain with Franco still alive. I am with my Franco. It’s General Pinochet.” Patricio Aylwin, president of Chile, 1990–94, New York Times, April 30, 1992 ...