Pinochet: How Much Blood is Needed for Economic Reforms?

General Pinochet. Since his bloody rise to power, opinions about him have been deeply divided—some see him as a man who drenched Chile in blood, under whose orders people were killed, kidnapped, and tortured. Others view him as a savior of the country from communism, who ensured the implementation of very successful economic reforms. So who was General Pinochet? A bloody dictator or a successful reformer? This also touches on a broader issue—what are we willing to justify in the name of a good cause, or a cause one believes to be good?\n\n00:00:00 Introduction. Lecture topic\n00:01:28 Announcements of Tamara Eidelman's lectures in Canada and the USA\n00:02:37 Augusto Pinochet's arrest and debates about his immunity\n00:11:28 Caravan of Death\n00:14:45 Criminal cases against Pinochet\n00:17:27 Death and funeral of Pinochet\n00:19:27 Why is Pinochet's history important?\n00:20:32 Childhood and youth of Pinochet\n00:23:05 Chile in the 1930s — 1940s\n00:28:30 Relationships and marriage to Lucia Hiriart\n00:30:06 Pinochet's activities in Iquique and southern Chile\n00:33:38 Military career of Pinochet\n00:35:55 Salvador Allende\n00:38:03 Presidential elections in Chile, 1970\n00:41:37 Economic reforms in Chile\n00:46:06 Pinochet under the Popular Unity government\n00:48:16 Tense situation in the country\n00:51:06 Tanketazo revolt\n00:55:56 Crisis of summer 1973\n00:57:25 Was Pinochet against Allende in the summer of 1973?\n00:59:22 Pinochet — commander-in-chief\n01:00:18 Conspiracy and preparation for the coup\n01:03:36 Military coup\n01:11:09 Creation of the junta and Pinochet's rise to power\n01:16:12 Repressions\n01:19:43 Public reaction\n01:21:15 Secret police\n01:25:58 Church's opposition to Pinochet\n01:28:05 Crackdown on foreign opposition\n01:34:36 Manuel Contreras — dismissal, arrest, trials\n01:41:14 \"Chicago Boys\" and economic reforms in Chile\n01:46:37 Who approved of Pinochet's policies?\n01:53:46 Plebiscite in Chile, 1978\n01:56:17 International protests\n01:59:12 Constitutional referendum 1980\n02:00:49 Life in Chile in the 1980s\n02:02:30 How did Pinochet cease to be president?\n02:05:03 Truth and Reconciliation Commission\n02:07:11 Attitude towards Pinochet in Russia\n02:13:06 \"Nostalgia for the Light\" and national trauma\n02:16:56 Lives broken by Pinochet's dictatorship