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During the first three months of the [[Augusto Pinochet regime (Chile, 1973–90)]], the Chilean armed forces and carabiniers suffered 162 killed in operations against the Marxist guerrillas and civilian supporters of the ''MIR'' and Chilean Communist Party.<ref>Latin America's Wars: The Age of the Professional Soldier, 1900–2001, Robert L. Scheina, p. 326, Potomac Books, 2003</ref> At least 238 members of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Police (not including private security and prison guards) were killed in the line of duty from 1973 to 1989.<ref>[http://www.todoporchile.com/memorial.htm MEMORIAL EN MEMORIA DE AQUELLOS QUE CAYERON DEFENDIENDO A CHILE DE LOS ATAQUES TERRORISTAS, Y DE QUIENES MURIERON DEBIDO AL ACCIONAR DE LOS TERRORISTAS]</ref>
During the first three months of the [[Augusto Pinochet regime (Chile, 1973–90)]], the Chilean armed forces and carabiniers suffered 162 killed in operations against the Marxist guerrillas and civilian supporters of the ''MIR'' and Chilean Communist Party.<ref>Latin America's Wars: The Age of the Professional Soldier, 1900–2001, Robert L. Scheina, p. 326, Potomac Books, 2003</ref> At least 238 members of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Police (not including private security and prison guards) were killed in the line of duty from 1973 to 1989.<ref>[http://www.todoporchile.com/memorial.htm MEMORIAL EN MEMORIA DE AQUELLOS QUE CAYERON DEFENDIENDO A CHILE DE LOS ATAQUES TERRORISTAS, Y DE QUIENES MURIERON DEBIDO AL ACCIONAR DE LOS TERRORISTAS]</ref>
At the end of March 2013, it was announced that the Chilean government was considering a proposal by parliamentarians to compensate the nearly 30,000 Chilean conscripts mobilized after the Coup d'état and that remained almost double the expected time in uniform.<ref>[http://www.soychile.cl/Valparaiso/Sociedad/2013/03/26/163252/30-mil-conscriptos-19731990-podrian-recibir-unos-40-millones-de-dolares.aspx Los conscriptos de entre 1973 y 1990 podrían recibir US$ 40 millones de indemnización]</ref>
At the end of March 2013, it was announced that the Chilean government was considering a proposal by parliamentarians to compensate the nearly 30,000 Chilean conscripts mobilized after the Coup d'état and that remained almost double the expected time in uniform.<ref>[http://www.soychile.cl/Valparaiso/Sociedad/2013/03/26/163252/30-mil-conscriptos-19731990-podrian-recibir-unos-40-millones-de-dolares.aspx Los conscriptos de entre 1973 y 1990 podrían recibir US$ 40 millones de indemnización]</ref>
According to the Chilean Catholic Church, during 1987 there were 51 Chileans killed in violent confrontations. Of these, seven victims were security personnel and five were civilians caught in bomb explosions ... The remaining 38 were killed by agents of the police and military forces.<ref>."Chile: Human Rights and the Plebiscite, Stephen A. Rickard, Cynthia G. Brown, Alfred C. Stepan, p. 65, Human Rights Watch, 1988</ref>
According to the Chilean Catholic Church, during 1987 there were 51 Chileans killed in violent confrontations. Of these, seven victims were security personnel and five were civilians caught in bomb explosions ... The remaining 38 were killed by agents of the police and military forces.<ref>."Chile: Human Rights and the Plebiscite, Stephen A. Rickard, Cynthia G. Brown, Alfred C. Stepan, p. 65, Human Rights Watch, 1988</ref>
From 1983 to 1986, the Chilean bomb squad reportedly deactivated 2,083 bombs planted by leftists in the major cities.
On 20 January 1988, a bomb planted by MIR guerrillas in the Capredena Medical Center in Valparaiso kills a 65-year-old female pensioner (Berta Rosa Pardo Muñoz) and wounds 15 other women.
On 20 January 1988, a bomb planted by MIR guerrillas in the Capredena Medical Center in Valparaiso kills a 65-year-old female pensioner (Berta Rosa Pardo Muñoz) and wounds 15 other women.