The story of The 1973 coup in Chile

Military overthrow of President Allende on 11 September 1973. The CIA’s 2000 report says he took his own life as troops entered his offices; the 1991 Rettig Commission reached the same conclusion.

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11 Sep 1973

The 1973 coup in Chile. Military overthrow of President Allende on 11 September 1973. The CIA’s 2000 report says he took his own life as troops entered his offices; the 1991 Rettig Commission reached the same conclusion.

11 Sep 1973

Augusto Pinochet intervened in The 1973 coup in Chile. Army Commander; led the military junta.

The 1973 coup in Chile involved the Central Intelligence Agency, Henry Kissinger, Salvador Allende and the government of Chile.

The 1973 coup in Chile appears in Covert Action in Chile 1963–1973 and CIA Activities in Chile.

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