Ricardo Lagos

University and diplomatic career

His/her father who had married with his mother at the 62 years age dies whereas it is only eight years old.

He follows the courses in Instituto Nacional. He is elected there president of the Academy of the letters Castilians. It is in this institute that it becomes acquainted with Patricio Aylwin which will become the first president of the new Chilean democracy in 1990. Into the 16 years age, it integrates the Universidad de Chile in Faculty of Law. It takes its first steps in policy between 1955 and 1959 as a president of the center of the pupils. In 1960, at 22 years its report “the concentration of the economic capacity” receives the highest distinction and is published with 5 recoveries.

Lawyer and having a purse of the University of Duke, it Marie with Carmen Weber and leave together to the USA for two years, they will have two children. In 1964, they are of return to Chile where they divorce. It integrates the faculty of Economy of the Universidad de Chile then in 1967, he becomes principal of political sciences and administrative. He becomes the general secretary in 1967 about it.

In 1969, it becomes acquainted with Luisa Durán and Marie with her in 1971. In 1975, is born Francisca. During the Years 1970, he is director of the Latin-American council of social sciences and professor at the Institute of the Latin-American studies of the university of North Carolina in the USA. It received a doctorate of Université Duke.

Since the Years 1990, Ricardo Lagos established its second residence with Caleu.

Political career

From a political point of view, he does not regard himself Socialist, but as independent of left. In 1972, president Salvador Allende appoints it ambassador with Moscow, but its nomination is not approved by the national congress. It finds nevertheless ambassador at the time of XXVIe general meeting of UNO.

After the coup d'etat of 1973, it is exiled but returned to the country in 1978. During the years of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, it works for the return of the democracy. He becomes president of the democratic Alliance, alliance which gathers the major part of the democratic parties opposed to the dictatorship. Anxious by the economic crisis which saw Chile and internal divisions, worried by its country, it leaves its functions near the the United Nations. Thus in December 1983, he becomes the president of democratic Alliance. He launches the idea to build a movement which can bring together all the democrats. It is in the furrow of its speech that are born PD (Left for the democracy) and the Regrouping from the Parties for the Democracy. September 7th, 1986, following the attack perpetrated against Pinochet, it must undergo several interrogations of the secret services. Profiting from an international support, it is released after nineteen days of detention.

Countryside plébicitaire of 1988

The day before the plebiscite of October 1988, it furrows the country to invite the population to vote NO (not). This plebiscite, in the event of victory of the Oui would have made it possible Augusto Pinochet to remain with the capacity for new a eight years period, but elected - elections were envisaged by the constitution in 1989.

During a television program on line, it raises the index and vis-a-vis the cameras the following message for submission to Pinochet launches: “The Pinochet general was not clearly with the country. Initially you said, general Pinochet, that there were here goals and not deadlines. After that, general Pinochet, you had the deadlines and you founded the constitution of 1980. I will point out, general Pinochet to you, that the day of the plebiscite of 1980 you said that president Pinochet would not be candidate in 1989. The camera films me, I hope for it. And now, you promise with the country huits other years of tortures, assassinations, violations of the human rights. It seems to me inadmissible to have such a great ambition to be able. To claim to remain 25 years with the capacity…”

The October 5th 1988, the not carries it by 57,8% of the votes cast. The triumph of not seems to open to him the doors for a possible presidential candidate, but it supports the candidature of Patricio Aylwin and convinces the left to vote for him. Under the presidency of Aylwin, he becomes Minister for education and lance a reform of decentralization of education. He thus launches several projects to help the most underprivileged schools of the country with the assistance of the the World Bank.

In 1993, it cannot launch out in the race to the presidency, because the coalition chooses Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle - which will become president in 1994. This last appoints it public Minister for Labor. Ricardo Lagos launches then a system of concessions allowing the construction of works of civil engineering through all the country with the participation of the private sector.

Presidential campaign of 1999

At the time of the presidential campaign of 1999, it is opposed to Joaquín Lavín, leader of the UDI, the party pro-pinochet. The first turn of the elections presents an unexpected situation for the country, no candidate not having reached the absolute majority. January 16th, 2000}, thus takes place the second turn of the elections - thing which had never taken place in Chile. With 51,31%, Ricardo Lagos is elected President of [[Chile]], it carries it with an advance of two hundred and thousand votes out of 7,2 million votes. The {{date March 11th, 2000}}, with [[Valparaíso, Chile Valparaíso]], between the walls of the congress takes place the nomination, Ricardo Lagos becomes president of Chile, the first socialist president since the victory of [[Salvador Allende]] in [[1973]]. Pinochet retained in London, the representatives of the right-hand side ensure that {{quotation It is a gift of the International Socialist to the Chilean left}}. At the time of its speech of nomination, it clamp: “Our victory is right and marvellous, but it is not a defeat for anybody. (...) I would be the president of all the Chilean ones”. == President of Chile == As a president of Chile, Ricardo Lagos follows a liberal policy aligning itself partly on [[consensus of Washington]]. The priority of its left coalition is to leave the country its [[recession]], betting on a return of the growth to 5 or 6% as of the first year, thanks to the market economy, but controlled by the State. Concerning the democratic transition, addressing itself to the crowd gathered vis-a-vis [[Palate of Moneda]] stressing: “Judgment! … Judgment! … ”, he declares: {{quotation I will not forget the past, but my eyes are turned towards the future}}. Its predecessor, [[Eduardo Frei]] had claimed the return of Pinochet, for humane reasons, to avoid political disorders, but also to defend the honor of Chilean justice “only, ready to consider a case Chilean”. Ricardo Lagos sets up it [[Valech Commission]], which will make public in [[2004]] his report/ratio on torture [[Chile under Pinochet under Pinochet]]. He is replaced at the time of the presidential elections of 2006 by [[Michelle Bachelet]]. {{dynasty couleur1= couleur2=lightblue avant= [[Eduardo Frei]] après= [[Michelle Bachelet]] nom= [[Image: Coat off arms off Chile.svg 60px]]
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