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Chile 1970-1990

Salvador Allende

Chile under Allende’s democratic government

Augusto Pinochet

1973 coup

US intervention in Chile

Chile under Pinochet military unta

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Salvador Allende

• !orn "uly #$%190&% (alpara)so% Chile*died Septem!er 11%1973% Santiago

• +ar,ist activist

• Chile’s rst socialistpresident

• president o. Chile /ovem!er

% 1973-+arch 11% 1973• restructure Chilean society

along socialist lines

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Chile Under Allende’s ule

• /ovem!er 1970% 3%000 scholarships 2ereallocated to +apuches children

• payment o. pensions and grants 2as resumed

•

an emergency plan providing .or the constructiono. 1#0%000 residential !uildings 2as launched

• proposed electricity price increase 2as 2ithdra2n

• n4ation rate .ell .rom 3$516 in 1970 to ##516 in

1971• minimum 2ages .or !lue-collar 2orers 2ere

increased !y 8$6

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Chile Under Allende’s ule

• political prisoners 2ere granted amnesty

• !read prices 2ere ,ed

• 88%000 volunteers 2ere sent to the south o. the

country to teach 2riting and reading sills andprovide medical attention

• rent reductions 2ere carried out

• state-sponsored programs distri!uted .ree .ood

to the country’s neediest citiens• in the countryside% peasant councils 2ere

esta!lished to mo!ilie agrarian 2orers

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1973 coup

•  "une #9%1973 Colonel o!erto Soupersurrounded the <a +oneda presidentialpalace 2ith his tan regiment !ut .ailedto depose the Allende =overnment

• August 1973% a constitutional crisisoccurred

• # August 1973% 2ith the support o. theChristian >emocrats and /ational Partymem!ers% the Cham!er o. >eputiespassed &1?7 a resolution that ased

@the President o. the epu!lic% +inisterso. State% and mem!ers o. the Armed andPolice orces@ to @put an immediateend@ to @!reach o. the Constitution

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1973 coup

• Septem!er 11% 1973

• Santiago:capital o.Chile;% Pinochet

!om!s thepresidential palace

• Allende re.used toleave

•

>elivered amessage andcommitted suicide

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US intervention in Chile

•  "orge Alessandri de.eated Allende in 198&presidential election

• U5S5 cut oB most o. its .oreign aid to Chile

and supported Allendes opponents inChile during his presidency

• U5S5 government had t2o approaches toghting +ar,ism as represented !yAllende5 Drac and

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Chile under Pinochet’s +ilitary "unta

• 3%#00 2ere illed !ygovernment security .orces

• rst years o. the regime2ere mared !y human

rights violations• Eundreds o. thousands

2ere tortured% disappearedor .orced into e,ile

•

Caravan o. >eath% Chileandeath sFuad

• Suppression o. politicalactivity