1973 AD
1973 Chilean Coup
Chile's military overthrew Salvador Allende's elected government, ushering in rule under Pinochet.
- Time period
- 1973 AD
- Region
- Chile
- Theme
- Politics
- Civilization
- Cold War
On September 11, 1973, Chile's armed forces overthrew socialist president Salvador Allende and his Popular Unity coalition government. Military forces bombed the presidential palace, La Moneda, where Allende died that day. A military junta took power, and Augusto Pinochet subsequently consolidated a dictatorship that suppressed political opposition and committed widespread human rights abuses.