ChileAugusto Pinochet was the Chilean army general who took power in the 1973 coup and ruled until 1990. His military government suppressed political opposition while introducing free-market reforms, privatization and a new constitution.
In the 12 Axes register, Augusto Pinochet leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 95%; the register median is Democratic 68%.
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Where Augusto Pinochet sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Centralized military government
Autocracy
Ruled by junta after the 1973 coup
Authoritarian
Detention, torture and censorship
Nationalist
Anti-communist Chilean nationalism
Military-Focused
Military rule, near-war with Argentina in 1978
Assimilationist
Stressed a single national identity
Capitalist
Privatized firms and pensions
Free Market
Free-market reforms of the "Chicago Boys"
Globalist
Sharply cut tariffs
Religious
Catholic conservative
Traditionalist
Traditionalist social policy
Neutral
No distinct position on technology
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Augusto Pinochet is at Autocratic 95%. The register median is Democratic 68%.
Acceleration – Bioconservative
On Acceleration – Bioconservative, Augusto Pinochet is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Portrait: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile., CC BY 2.0 cl, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
