Chilean coup d’état: Overthrow of Salvador Allende

The 1973 Chilean coup d’étatThe Chilean coup d’état of 1973 was a military takeover that resulted in the overthrow of the democratically-elected socialist President Salvador Allende and the establishment of a dictatorship under General Augusto Pinochet.On September 11, 1973, the Chilean military, led by General Augusto Pinochet, staged a coup against the government of President… Read More