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[[File:Logo Sí & No Pinochet Plebiscite 1988.png|thumbnail|''Sí'' and ''No'' Options logo.]]

[[File:Logo Sí & No Pinochet Plebiscite 1988.png|thumbnail|''Sí'' and ''No'' Options logo.]]

The '''[[Chile]]an national plebiscite of 1988''' was a national referendum held on October 5, 1988 on the issue of whether or not [[Augusto Pinochet]], the [[president of Chile]], could extend his presidency for another eight years. Augusto Pinochet's firm decision to hand over the presidential command was not broken either by his own will or by the terrorist actions that since 1983 had been accentuated, causing deaths and serious damage to public and private property. [[Augusto Pinochet Ugarte|President Pinochet]] was nominated by the Military Government Junta as a candidate to continue as [[President of Chile]] for another few years, and a plebiscite was called for the people to accept or reject such nomination. Pinochet was defeated in the vote to decide the continuity of his government. On that occasion, the "Yes" option obtained 44.01% and the "No" 55.99%, so the President had to call elections for the following year.<ref name=GobMilitar>{{cite web|url=https://chile-pinochet-nuestro.blogspot.com/p/gobierno-militar.html|title=GOBIERNO MILITAR|publisher=Chile Pinochet Nuestro}}</ref><ref name=Biografia>{{cite web|url=https://chile-pinochet-nuestro.blogspot.com/p/biografia_21.html|title=BIOGRAFIA|publisher=Chile Pinochet Nuestro}}</ref>

The '''[[Chile]]an national plebiscite of 1988''' was a national referendum held on October 5, 1988 on the issue of whether or not [[Augusto Pinochet]], the [[president of Chile]], could extend his presidency for another eight years. Augusto Pinochet's firm decision to hand over the presidential command was not broken either by his own will or by the terrorist actions that since 1983 had been accentuated, causing deaths and serious damage to public and private property. [[Augusto Pinochet Ugarte|President Pinochet]] was nominated by the Military Government Junta as a candidate to continue as [[President of Chile]] for another few years, and a plebiscite was called for the people to accept or reject such nomination. Pinochet was defeated in the vote to decide the continuity of his government. On that occasion, the "Yes" option obtained 44.01% and the "No" 55.99%, so the President had to call elections for the following year.<ref name=GobMilitar>{{cite web|url=https://chile-pinochet-nuestro.blogspot.com/p/gobierno-militar.html|title=GOBIERNO MILITAR|publisher=Chile Pinochet Nuestro}}</ref><ref name=Biografia>{{cite web|url=https://chile-pinochet-nuestro.blogspot.com/p/biografia_21.html|title=BIOGRAFIA|publisher=Chile Pinochet Nuestro}}</ref><ref>{{url=https://chilemerece.wordpress.com/2018/10/08/ese-43-del-5-de-octubre/|title=Ese 43% del 5 de octubre|publisher=Chile Merece|date=October 8, 2018|language=es}}</ref>

While the military government was in power, there was special concern for not confusing or mixing the role that legally corresponded to the Armed Forces with the work of leading the country carried out by some of its members, which prevented a process of politicization of these institutions and allowed a full and expeditious return to their usual functions.

While the military government was in power, there was special concern for not confusing or mixing the role that legally corresponded to the Armed Forces with the work of leading the country carried out by some of its members, which prevented a process of politicization of these institutions and allowed a full and expeditious return to their usual functions.