Theoretical-Political Lessons of the Conjuncture in Chile (1970-1973)

Abstract

As a result of his latest research work, aimed at reconstructing the recent political history of Chile, this text offers a critical view of the brief period of La Coyuntura (1970-1973), which marked a definite turning point in the history of Chilean democracy. The author describes without euphemisms, the conditions under which advanced the political project of the UP, the reactions of bourgeois alliance and the mistakes made by the coalition government, which eventually determined the collapse of popular government and of its political project. After specifying the decisions and actions that could have prevented the crisis, Zemelman connects the conjuncture of 1973 to the present situation in your country, in an attempt to read more clearly the determinants of immediate political future of this nation.