Chilean christian democrats in exile in the Americas and in Europe: Impact on Networks and Ideas

• Autores: Élodie Giraudier
• Localización: Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century: Catholic Christian Democrats in Europe and the Americas / Wolfram Kaiser (aut.), Piotr H. Kosicki (aut.), 2021, ISBN 978-94-6166-422-8, págs. 275-292
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In 1964, Eduardo Frei Montalva became the first Christian Democrat elected President of Chile with his “Revolution in Liberty” programme and 56% of the votes. His victory caught the United States and European Christian Democrats’ attention, especially as they had supported his presidential campaign.¹ This event is also important for understanding the Christian Democrats’ reaction in the Americas and in Europe to the overthrow of Salvador Allende and his Popular Unity (UP), which included left-wing former Christian Democrats like Jacques Chonchol, who advocated overcoming capitalism.In its declaration of 12 September 1973, the Partido Demócrata Cristiano (PDC) leadership “regretted” what...