Who is chiles president 2011

Citizens are going to the streets to demand better education, gay marriage, and the protection of the environment. They're asking for changes in one of the most unequal societies in the world.

After 21 years of democratisation, citizens have lost their fear and are in the streets. On Thursday night, massive demonstrations took places in various cities. Decoding the news Chile. This article is more than 10 years old. Cristian Cabalin. Fri 5 Aug Juan Luis Sanfuentes. Arturo Alessandri Palma. Conservative Party.

Pedro Aguirre Cerda. Radical Party. Juan Antonio Rios. Gabriel Gonzalez Videla. Eduardo Cruz-Coke. Jorge Alessandri Rodriguez. Eduardo Frei Montalva. Christian Democrat. War of the Patagonia. Victories for Sichel and Boric suggest that while many Chileans want change after a tumultuous 18 months of protests and quarantines, they were unwilling to look to the extremes on either side of the political spectrum.

All four are serving their second terms in congress, having entered politics soon after leaving university. Chilean politics has undergone a dramatic metamorphosis since October , when a wave of protests saw millions of people flood the streets to denounce inequalities and injustices rife across society.

But the agreement ultimately paved the way for Chile to replace its Pinochet-era constitution — a process that began this month.