SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The presidents of Chile and Mexico called for the strengthening of democracy in Latin America during a joint address on Sunday to ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSSANTIAGO - The presidents of Chile and Mexico called for the strengthening of democracy in Latin America during a joint address on Sunday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a 1973 coup in Chile, hours after a peaceful march culminated in violent clashes with police.
Lopez Obrador recalled how Pinochet's coup impacted him while he was a university student. He praised Allende and called his death during the coup a"horrendous crime." The address by the two presidents at the La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago came hours after a peaceful march past the building erupted in clashes between civilians and law enforcement.
Civilians threw Molotov cocktails at police vehicles and police fired water cannons at demonstrators, according to a Reuters witness.