what is the government of chile?
Republic
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 In Chile , the Socialist Party candidate Salvador Allende won the presidential election of 1970 , becoming the first democratically elected Marxist to become president of a country in the Americas . The CIA targeted Allende for removal and operated to undermine his support domestically , which contributed to a period of unrest culminating in General Augusto Pinochet 's coup d 'état on 11 September 1973 . Pinochet consolidated power as a military dictator , Allende 's reforms of the economy were rolled back , and leftist opponents were killed or detained in internment camps under the Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional ( DINA ) . 

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 In 1891 , after a series of struggles about multinational nitrate interests , Chilean President José Manuel Balmaceda refused to sign the national budget passed by the Chilean National Congress . Balmaceda then dissolved Congress . The dissolution split both the Chilean Army and Navy , with some forces remaining loyal to Congress and others to the President . An armed conflict ensued after a mutiny by the navy , which at that time was docked at Valparaíso . 

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 The actions taken against the military contributed to a strong showing by the UCR in the November 1985 legislative elections . They gained one seat in the Lower House of Congress , which meant control of 130 of the 254 seats . The Justicialists lost eight seats ( leaving 103 ) and smaller , provincial parties made up the difference . Alfonsín surprised observers in April 1986 by announcing the creation of a panel entrusted to plan a transfer of the nation 's capital to Viedma , a small coastal city 800 km ( 500 mi ) south of Buenos Aires . His proposals boldly called for constitutional amendments creating a Parliamentary system , including a Prime Minister , and were well received by the Lower House , though they encountered strong opposition in the Senate . 

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 In 1973 a military coup overthrew the socialist Chilean government and replaced it with a military dictatorship headed by Augusto Pinochet , the Commander @-@ in @-@ Chief of the Chilean Army . The military rule was characterized by systematic suppression of all political dissidence . The worst violence occurred within the first three months of the coup , with the number of suspected dissidents killed or " disappeared " reaching several thousand . 

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 Despite the goodwill brought on by the removal of the " strongman " President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo in July 1931 , Chile could not overcome the Great Depression 's severe economic effects , and wages for civil servants making over 3 @,@ 000 pesos a year were cut by 12 – 30 percent to reduce government expenditures . This triggered a severe reaction among the sailors of the navy , who had already suffered a 10 percent salary cut and 50 percent loss in overseas bonuses . Various members of the crew on board Almirante Latorre , but no officers , met on 31 August and decided that a mutiny was the best course of action . 
