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Revolution
Santiago, Chile
October 1988
After General Pinochet lost a vote to remain in office, hundreds battle police demanding his immediate removal.
In October 1988, General Augusto Pinochet ordered a plebiscite vote asking Chilean citizens whether he should continue in office. It produced a decisive "no" vote and the following year he lost the first presidential election in 19 years. However, under a constitution crafted by his advisors, he remained as army commander until 1998.
Pinochet continued to wield enormous power until his arrest in London on human rights charges in October 1998.
