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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 logos.]]

[[File:1538674148-pinochet.jpg|thumbnail|The plebiscite was held to decide if [[Pinochet]] continued being [[President of Chile]] until 1997.]]

[[File:1538674148-pinochet.jpg|thumbnail|The plebiscite was held to decide if [[Pinochet]] continued being [[President of Chile]] until 1997.]]

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>{{cite web|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>

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>{{cite web|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>