Jornadas de Protesta Nacional explained

Jornadas de Protesta Nacional
Date:1983–1986
Place: Chile
Causes:Dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet
Injuries:200+
Fatalities:101
Arrests:1000+

Jornadas de Protesta Nacional (lit. Days of National Protest) were a series of massive protests against the military dictatorship of Chile. The May 1983 protest was initially called by copper miners in northern Chile but grew top encompass large sectors of civil society.[1] According to historians Gabriel Salazar and Julio Pinto it was the economic crisis of 1982 that triggered people to protests despite the severe repression of the Pinochet regime.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Protestas masivas . 2021-08-14 . . National Library of Chile. Spanish.
  2. Book: Historia contemporánea de Chile III. La economía: mercados empresarios y trabajadores . es . Contemporary history of Chile III. The economy: business and worker markets . 2002 . Gabriel . Salazar . Gabriel Salazar . Julio . Pinto . Julio Pinto . 35–45.