Question

Following the end of the military rule, Chile .....

A. elected a civilian government
B. descended into civil war
C. elected a socialist president
D. Created a new constitution

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is A. elected a civilian government.

Explanation: General Agusto Pinochet was president of Chile after overthrowing Salvador Allende in 1973. Pinochet ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990 where elections were appointed.

Answer 2

Answer: A. elected a civilian government

Military rule in Chile lasted from 1973 to 1990. The dictatorship was established after the socialist government of Salvador Allende was overthrown by a United States CIA-backed coup d'etat on September 11, 1973. The country was then ruled by a military junta headed by General Augusto Pinochet. The regime accepted democratic displacement in a referendum in 1990.