UN "ASUNTO DE ESTADO": LA IMPLICACIÓN ESPAÑOLA EN LA DEMOCRATIZACIÓN DE CHILE DURANTE LA SEGUNDA LEGISLATURA DE FELIPE GONZÁLEZ (1986-1988).

A 'STATE ISSUE': SPANISH IMPLICATION IN THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF CHILE DURING THE SECOND TERM OF FELIPE GONZÁLEZ (1986-1988).

DEMOCRATIZATION; GONZALEZ, Felipe; DICTATORSHIP; POLITICAL parties; NONGOVERNMENTAL organizations; PLEBISCITE

Between 1986 and 1988, Spain was in the second term of the socialist leader Felipe González, while Chile lived the final years of the Pinochet dictatorship. Because of cultural ties and similar historical experiences lived by both countries, Spanish public opinion, the government, political parties, and NGOs were very sensitive to the Chilean issue, so from Spain would start a great current of solidarity with Chilean democratic opposition, which resulted in numerous cooperation projects. This involvement in the democratization of the country was especially intense during the National Plebiscite of October 1988, which attracted numerous Spanish observers from all parties and was lived by the González government as a whole "state issue". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Entre 1986 y 1988, España se encontraba en la segunda legislatura del socialista Felipe González, mientras Chile vivía los años finales de la dictadura de Pinochet. A causa de los lazos culturales y de las experiencias históricas semejantes vividas por ambos países, la opinión pública española, el gobierno, los partidos políticos y las ONG's eran muy sensibles al tema chileno, así que desde España partiría una gran corriente de solidaridad con la oposición democrática chilena, que se tradujo en numerosos proyectos de cooperación. Esta implicación en la democratización del país fue especialmente intensa durante el plebiscito nacional de octubre de 1988, que atrajo a numerosos observadores españoles de todos los partidos y fue vivido por el gobierno de González como todo un "asunto de estado". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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