1973 Chilean coup d'état
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The 1973 Chilean coup d'état was a military overthrow of the socialist president of Chile Salvador Allende and his Popular Unity coalition government. Allende, who has been described as the first Marx
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Sylvain Julienne durant le coup d’état au Chili en septembre 1973
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Salvador Allende and Fidel Castro in Chile, 1971 (See State visit by Fidel Castro to Chile).
United States intervention in Chilean politics started during the War of Chilean Independence. The influence of United States in both the economic and the political arenas of Chile has since gradually
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Augusto Pinochet in 1974
Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet shaking hands with U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1976
The United States senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy promoted an arms embargo against Latin American military dictatorships, affecting Chile during a period of strong regional tension with its neighbors.