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The armed forces have reconstructed authentic democracy. They have once again definitively carried out their mission…. I love this country more than Life itself.Captain General Augusto Pinochet11 September 1989The Constitution of 1980 does not meet, in its elaboration of the manner in which it was ratified, the essential conditions required by constitutional doctrine for the existence of a legitimate political order based on the rule of law.Francisco Cumplido C. (1983)Minister of Justice (1990)On 11 March 1990, Patricio Aylwin took office as Chile's first elected president since 1970. Chile thus joined the list of Latin American nations making a transition from military to civilian government. Like the civilian governments in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Peru, Bolivia, El Salvador and Guatemala, Chile's new government faced the challenge of returning the armed forces to a less central role in politics and reducing their institutional prerogatives.

First edition published London, 1853. ; Murray file copy no. 316. ; "Supplementary chapter by the editor": p. [357]-437. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"Supplementary chapter. By the editor": p. [357]-437. ; First edition published London, 1853. ; Mode of access: Internet.

The author points out that civil-military relations in China demonstrate a unique fusion of military and political leadership within the Communist Party. The long anticipated transfer of power to a post-revolutionary generation of leaders will inevitably participate a revision of the place of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the political system. The author examines "constitutional" position of the PLA within the Chinese system of power, the recruitment pattern of military elites and the relationship of military elites to other political elites, threats to the corporate character of the PLA among other issues. (DÜI-Sen)

The armed forces of Nigeria, in power for nearly three-quarters of the country'sindependent history, show little willingness to return to the barracks. Even if civilian rulewere restored, deep-rooted beliefs and practices will ensure that officers continue to playmajor political roles. The aborted 1993 presidential elections(generally regarded as fair anddecisive, but won by a candidate disliked by senior army leaders) manifested seriouslingering obstacles to military disengagement from politics. Successful establishment of a"Third Republic" along paths attempted earlier appears unlikely to succeed, due in particu-lar to limited military professionalism, ethnic tensions, and uncertainty about the nature ofdemocratization.