Ley Maldita
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Ley Maldita is the informal name for Chile’s 1948 Permanent Defense of Democracy Law, a repressive measure that outlawed the Communist Party and curtailed political freedoms during the early Cold War era.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chilean law
ⓘ
Cold War-era law ⓘ anti-communist legislation ⓘ |
| affected |
Chilean electoral system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parliamentary representation of left-wing parties ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
communist movement in Chile
ⓘ
left-wing political organizations ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Chilean citizens
ⓘ
political parties in Chile ⓘ |
| context |
Chilean political repression
ⓘ
anti-communist policies in Latin America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
political discrimination
ⓘ
undermining democracy in Chile ⓘ violations of civil liberties ⓘ |
| enactedDuring | early Cold War ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1948 ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Accursed Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Ley de Defensa Permanente de la Democracia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Chilean security legislation ⓘ |
| inForceDuring |
1950s
ⓘ
late 1940s ⓘ |
| isKnownAs | Ley Maldita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Chilean legal history
ⓘ
history of anti-communism in Chile ⓘ |
| justifiedBy |
Cold War anti-communism
ⓘ
anti-communist security concerns ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfCommunistParty | illegal ⓘ |
| outlawed | Partido Comunista de Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cold War in Latin America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gabriel González Videla presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ history of the Communist Party of Chile ⓘ |
| restricted |
freedom of association
ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ political freedoms ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
banning of Communist Party of Chile
ⓘ
exile of communist leaders ⓘ loss of political rights for communists ⓘ political persecution of communists ⓘ |
| typeOfRepression | legal repression ⓘ |
| wasOpposedBy |
Chilean Communist Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
left-wing parties in Chile ⓘ |
| wasSignedBy | Gabriel González Videla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSupportedBy | President Gabriel González Videla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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