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Describe similarities between Pinochet’s government in Chile and Fujimori’s government in Peru.(1 point)
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Both governments were an extension of Cuba’s influence.
Both governments were an extension of Cuba’s influence.

Both used communism to maintain power.
Both used communism to maintain power.

Both used human rights abuses to maintain power.
Both used human rights abuses to maintain power.

Both followed the example of Allende’s government.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Both used human rights abuses to maintain power.

Both Augusto Pinochet in Chile and Alberto Fujimori in Peru employed authoritarian tactics that involved human rights violations, including censorship, repression of dissent, and violence against political opponents to consolidate and maintain their power.