America Quote by Isabel Allende

Given political history in Chile, it seemed to me that there was a critical task of consolidating a democracy and creating healthy civic-military and…

— Michelle Bachelet

In Latin America, in the past, it was almost impossible to guarantee democracy. There were military dictatorships, and nowadays there are not so many…

— Evo Morales

In Chile, they had penas, where the community would come together to sing and plan how they were going to overthrow the government. There's…

— Boots Riley

I'm also very much aware that it is you who brought democracy to Chile, you set up a constitution suitable for democracy, you put…

— Margaret Thatcher

By the late 1970s, repression and economic chaos were causing increasing unrest throughout Latin America. Army strongmen were forced to cede power in Peru,…

— Stephen Kinzer

Most governments in the United States in a hundred years have not respected the peoples of Latin America. They have sponsored coup d'etats, assassinations.

— Hugo Chavez

I have lived with my conscience and my own memories for over quarter of a century since the events of 1973. These are not…

— Augusto Pinochet

During the Cold War, tensions between the West and the Soviet Union affected virtually all countries worldwide. As a result, throughout Latin America, guerrilla…

— Juan Manuel Santos

The United States turned to repression when its prominence started to slip in Latin America through establishing military dictatorships.

— Alejandro Castro Espin

Chile has changed. The people have become more mature and they are more conscious of their rights. They want to participate and have a…

— Michelle Bachelet

Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation. With that assumption I do not hesitate to say that the nation of Chile…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Latin America moved decisively away from military rule and toward civilian democracy.

— Stephen Kinzer