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'Coup destroyed us': Memories of Pinochet in Chile crossroads election

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Chilean Mireya Garcia, 64, feels there is more at stake than usual in tomorrow's (Dec 19) presidential election.

The vote offers two visions for the future of Chile - 35-year-old leftist Gabriel Boric, who led mass protests as a university student, will go head to head with far-right lawyer Jose Antonio Kast, who has defended the complex legacy of former dictator General Augusto Pinochet.

For Garcia and many of her generation, this...

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