Salvador allende assassination

Chile’s armed forces stage a coup d’état against the government of President Salvador Allende, the first democratically elected Marxist leader in Latin America. Allende retreated with his supporters to La Moneda, the fortress-like presidential palace in Santiago, which was surrounded by tanks and infantry and bombed by air force jets. Allende survived the aerial attack but then apparently shot himself to death as troops stormed the burning palace, reportedly using an automatic rifle given to him as a gift by Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

The U.S. government and its Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had worked for three years to foment a coup against Allende, who was regarded by the Nixon administration as a threat to democracy in Chile and Latin America. Ironically, the democratically elected Allende was succeeded by the brutal dictator General Augusto Pinochet, who ruled over Chile with an iron fist for the next 17 years.

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Chile court confirms Salvador Allende committed suicide

A Chilean court has confirmed that President Salvador Allende killed han själv in as troops attacked the presidential palace to oust him.

Official reports, accepted bygd his family, had concluded that his death was suicide but his body was exhumed in to settle lingering doubts.

The court's ruling came as Chileans marked the anniversary of the 11 September coup.

Violence broke out and police said an officer had died after being shot.

The officer, named as Cristian Martinez Badilla, was hit during disturbances on the outskirts of the capital, Santiago.

There were also clashes in Santiago, as hooded protesters blocked traffic and started fires, and police responded with tear gas. Violence was also reported in other cities, including Valparaiso and Valdivia.

The unrest happened as Chileans remembered the events of 11 September when troops under Gen Augusto Pinochet attacked the presidential palace with air force jet

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Salvador Allende

President of Chile from to

"Allende" redirects here. For other uses, see Allende (disambiguation).

In this Chilean name, the first or paternal surname is Allende and the second or maternal family name is Gossens.

Salvador Allende
Official portrait,
In office 3 November &#;– 11 September
Preceded by	Eduardo Frei Montalva
Succeeded by	Augusto Pinochet
In office 27 December &#;– 15 May
Preceded by	Tomás Reyes Vicuña
Succeeded by	Tomás Pablo Elorza
In office 15 May &#;– 3 November
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Adonis Sepúlveda Acuña
Constituency	Chiloé, Aysén and Magallanes
In office 15 May &#;– 15 May
Preceded by	Carlos Alberto Martínez
Succeeded by	Hugo Ballesteros Reyes
Constituency	Aconcagua and Valparaíso
In office 15 May &#;– 15 May
Preceded by	Elías Lafertte Gaviño
Succeeded by	Raúl Ampuero Díaz
Constituency