2011 Chilean student protests

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protest movement social movement student protest

The 2011 Chilean student protests were a massive nationwide movement led largely by university and secondary students demanding comprehensive education reform, including free, high-quality public education and an end to profit in the education system.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	protest movement → social movement → student protest →
characteristic	episodes of police repression → largely peaceful demonstrations → massive turnout → use of social media for organization →
country	Chile →
goal	constitutional guarantees for education → end to profit in education → free public education → greater state role in education → high-quality public education →
hasCause	demand for education reform → high cost of education → inequality in access to quality education → privatization of education → profit in the education system → student debt burden →
location	Concepción → Santiago → Valparaíso → nationwide →
opposedBy	Carabineros de Chile → Government of Sebastián Piñera →
organizer	Confederation of Chilean Students → student federations →
participant	Chilean public → parents → secondary school students → teachers → trade unions → university students →
relatedTo	2011–2013 Chilean student movement → Chilean education system → social movements in Chile →
result	increased visibility of student leaders → national debate on education policy → partial government concessions on education funding → political pressure for education reform →
startTime	2011 →
usedMethod	cacerolazo → creative protest actions → flash mobs → marches → mass demonstrations → school occupations → street performances → strikes → university occupations →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Confederation of Chilean Students ("Chilean student movement") →	movement
Gabriel Boric →	participatedIn
2011 Chilean student protests ("2011–2013 Chilean student movement") →	relatedTo