2019–2020 Chilean social uprising

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The 2019–2020 Chilean social uprising was a massive wave of protests and civil unrest sparked by deep-rooted inequality and dissatisfaction with the political and economic model, ultimately leading to a process to draft a new constitution.

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instanceOf civil unrest
protest movement
social movement
alsoKnownAs Chilean social outbreak
Estallido social en Chile
cause dissatisfaction with neoliberal economic model
high cost of living
low pensions
privatized education system
privatized health system
public transport fare increase in Santiago
social inequality in Chile
country Chile
dateOfEvent 2019-10-25
endDate 2020
estimatedParticipants over one million people in Santiago on 2019-10-25
hasConsequence curfews in major Chilean cities
deployment of Chilean Armed Forces in streets
human rights violations allegations
state of emergency in several regions of Chile
hasPart 2019-10-25 million-strong march in Santiago
investigatedBy Human Rights Watch
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
ledTo Agreement for Social Peace and a New Constitution
Chilean national plebiscite of 2020
process to draft a new Chilean constitution
location Antofagasta
Concepción
Santiago
Valparaíso
nationwide in Chile
mainDemands better public education
better public health system
end to abuses by political and economic elites
improvements in pensions
new constitution for Chile
reduction of inequality
methods barricades
cacerolazo
mass demonstrations
strikes
student fare evasion in metro
opposedBy Government of Sebastián Piñera
linked to: Sebastián Piñera
opposedPoliticalSystem 1980 Chilean constitution
Pinochet-era institutional framework
partOf protest movements in Latin America in 2019
startDate 2019-10-18
timePeriod early 2020s
late 2010s
triggerEvent Santiago Metro fare hike of October 2019

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Apruebo Dignidad associatedWith 2019–2020 Chilean social uprising
Plaza Baquedano associatedWithEvent 2019–2020 Chilean protests
linked to: 2019–2020 Chilean social uprising
Convergencia Social participatedIn Chilean constitutional process 2020–2022
linked to: 2019–2020 Chilean social uprising
2019–2020 Chilean social uprising alsoKnownAs Estallido social en Chile
linked to: 2019–2020 Chilean social uprising
2019–2020 Chilean social uprising alsoKnownAs Chilean social outbreak
linked to: 2019–2020 Chilean social uprising
History of Chile importantEvent 2019–2020 Chilean protests
linked to: 2019–2020 Chilean social uprising