The World - News from Feb. 13, 1985
Chile’s President Augusto Pinochet dismissed two civilian members of the Cabinet who had urged him not to renew the state of siege he has used to crack down on the political opposition. Pinochet accepted the resignations of Interior Minister Sergio Onofre Jarpa and Finance Minister Luis Escobar but reappointed the other 14 Cabinet members. The entire Cabinet had resigned the day before at Pinochet’s request.
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