Iowa Public Radio

The U.S. set the stage for a coup in Chile. It had unintended consequences at home

Fifty years ago in Chile, the United States worked to end the presidency of an elected Marxist and, in turn, helped usher in an authoritarian right-wing dictatorship. During the ensuing 17-year rule ...
The Atlantic

Decades-Old Debate Resolved: Chile's Allende Killed Himself

Medical experts put nearly four decades of controversy to rest today when they announced that former Chilean President Salvador Allende had indeed committed suicide as fighter jets, tanks, and ...
Yahoo

A civil war in Chile and a president's death by suicide inspired Isabel Allende's new novel

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A bloody civil war and the tragic death by suicide of an ousted president served as inspiration for Isabel Allende's new novel, “My Name is Emilia del Valle.” The story centers on ...
WVXU

The U.S. set the stage for a coup in Chile. It had unintended consequences at home

Allende killed himself after giving a final defiant address to the country. Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the army chief once thought to be loyal to Chile's constitution, soon emerged as the country's new ...
LAist

The U.S. set the stage for a coup in Chile. It had unintended consequences at home

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