Chile's President Sebastian Pinera to lift state of emergency as he prepares to shake up his government in response to ongoing protests
A demonstrator hurls a tear gas canister during a protest against Chile's state economic model in Santiago, Chile on October 27, 2019
What originated as a student protest against a modest hike in metro fares quickly got out of control as demonstrations turned deadly. "The strength of the social movement that has taken over the streets has been its transversality and peaceful and constructive character," said Jorge Sharp, Valparaiso's mayor.
Billionaire Pinera, who assumed office in March 2018, had already shuffled his cabinet twice in 15 months as doubts grew about a slowing economy and his leadership. At least 20 people died – half in fires started by looters – in the worst political violence since Chile returned to democracy after the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship from 1973-1990.
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