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In 1973, Chile was governed by the only democratically elected leftist government in the Americas, led by Socialist Party member Salvador Allende, who won the presidency in 1970 and spent three years moving the country toward socialism. That vision was cut short by a military coup on September 11, 1973, led by the head of the Chilean Army, Augusto Pinochet. From its seizure of power until 1990, the military governed the country, first openly and then as a supposed civilian government after they rewrote the country’s constitution in 1980. The military would remain in power until a plebiscite removed Pinochet in 1990.
✏️ Quick history lesson about Chile and its cut-short socialist attempt. 👓 socialism 🔗 View Highlight